Idaho · Census place 1656260

Nampa, Idaho

Nampa is a city in Canyon County, Idaho with an estimated 117,350 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 3rd largest of 86 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
117,350
#3 of 86 in Idaho
Change since 2020
+15.7%
+15,920 people
Land area
35.9 sq mi
+ 0.16 sq mi water
Density
3,267 / sq mi
State median 2,389
Orange pin: Nampa. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Boise.

Nampa population, 2020 to 2024

Nampa added 15,920 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +15.7%. In the latest year it moved by +2,525. Among 36 Idaho places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 11th; the median place changed by +8.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Idaho has 16,745 people, so Nampa is 7.0 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 100,428. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Nampa covers 35.92 square miles of land and 0.16 of water, for 3,267 people per square mile of land. The median Idaho place of 5,000+ has 2,389, so Nampa is denser than the typical town.

What county Nampa is in

All of Nampa's residents live in Canyon County, which had 266,892 residents in 2024. Nampa holds 44.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Nampa

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Nampa by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 83651, 83686, 83687. 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 Nampa is

The Census internal point of Nampa is at 43.585000, -116.562900. Boise, the capital, is 17.6 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Meridian, ID (139,740 people), 8.3 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 753 m (2,470 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal
43.585000, -116.562900
DMS
43°35'6.00"N 116°33'46.44"W
UTM
11N 535287.5E 4825874.2N
Geohash
9rtpgw3mp
Plus code
85M5HCPP+2R
Time zone
America/Boise

Daylight in Nampa

At 43.59° N, Nampa gets about 15 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 56 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 30 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Nampa daylight page.

Places near Nampa

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Idaho, measured between internal points. The closest is Caldwell, 6.4 miles away, with 73,088 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nampa, ID?

117,350 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 15,920 (15.7%) from 101,430 in July 2020.

What county is Nampa in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Nampa?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 83651, 83686, 83687.

How far is Nampa from Boise?

17.6 miles (28.3 km) in a straight line, heading E from Nampa.

What is the nearest larger city to Nampa?

Meridian, ID, with 139,740 residents, 8.3 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)
  5. 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)

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