Idaho · Census place 1639700

Idaho Falls, Idaho

Idaho Falls is a city in Bonneville County, Idaho with an estimated 69,523 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 5th largest of 86 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
69,523
#5 of 86 in Idaho
Change since 2020
+5.5%
+3,594 people
Land area
27.2 sq mi
+ 0.56 sq mi water
Density
2,561 / sq mi
State median 2,389
Orange pin: Idaho Falls. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Boise.

Idaho Falls population, 2020 to 2024

Idaho Falls added 3,594 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.5%. In the latest year it moved by +1,451. Among 36 Idaho places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 26th; the median place changed by +8.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Idaho has 16,745 people, so Idaho Falls is 4.2 times that size.

65.9k202067.2k202167.9k202268.1k202369.5k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 65,622. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Idaho Falls covers 27.15 square miles of land and 0.56 of water, for 2,561 people per square mile of land. The median Idaho place of 5,000+ has 2,389, so Idaho Falls is close to the typical town.

What county Idaho Falls is in

All of Idaho Falls's residents live in Bonneville County, which had 133,644 residents in 2024. Idaho Falls holds 52.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Idaho Falls

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Idaho Falls by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 83401, 83402, 83404. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Idaho Falls is

The Census internal point of Idaho Falls is at 43.489600, -112.035300. Boise, the capital, is 209.5 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Ogden, UT (88,656 people), 156.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Salt Lake City, UT, 187.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.489600, -112.035300
DMS
43°29'22.56"N 112°02'7.08"W
UTM
12N 416287.3E 4815706.9N
Geohash
9x8r6t43k
Plus code
85M9FXQ7+RV

Daylight in Idaho Falls

At 43.49° N, Idaho Falls gets about 15 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Idaho Falls

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Idaho, measured between internal points. The closest is Ammon, 3.9 miles away, with 20,095 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Idaho Falls, ID?

69,523 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,594 (5.5%) from 65,929 in July 2020.

What county is Idaho Falls in?

Bonneville County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Idaho Falls?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 83401, 83402, 83404.

How far is Idaho Falls from Boise?

209.5 miles (337.1 km) in a straight line, heading W from Idaho Falls.

What is the nearest larger city to Idaho Falls?

Ogden, UT, with 88,656 residents, 156.3 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.