Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:54 am – 9:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:59 am – 5:01 pm
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People6,743 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.42,289 householdsMedian household income $65,483Median home value $209,200Median rent $761 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,667 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 2,993 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 29%, education and health care 19%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%Average commute 16 minutes71% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 64%, Spanish 35%, other languages 1%14% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 17°F13 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month April35 in of snow a year, on about 28 days49 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Massacre Rocks Sp station, 4 mi away; snow from American Falls 6 Ne
Parks and public landsMassacre Rocks State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 129 acresSnake River Vista Access Sitestate recreation area · 9.8 mi · 69 acresMary Mine/Placer Mine Access Sitestate recreation area · 10.3 miMinidoka National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.4 mi · 2,852 acresWillow Bayrecreation area · 15.9 miLake Walcott State Parkstate park · 20.2 mi · 242 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 28 Mar 197549 mi away, near Snowville, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 24 Jul 199843 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPower County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025324 of 365 days measured40 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 111main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bannock County, ID, 43 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of American Fallsserves 4,863 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,323 ft1,318 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPower County Hospital14.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPocatello Regional Airport PIH30 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC141 miInterstateI-862.2 miUS highwayUS 302.2 miCoachAmerican FallsSalt Lake Express16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83211 ZIP area.
