Local servicesHospitalBear Lake Memorial Hospital4.7 miPost officeMontpelier Post Office4.2 miTown hallMontpelier City Hall4.2 miPoliceMontpelier Police Department4.5 miFire stationBear Lake Volunteer Fire Protection District Station 34.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPocatello Regional Airport PIH73 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC112 miUS highwayUS 893.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83220 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:48 am – 9:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:51 am – 4:56 pm
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People80 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.647 householdsMedian household income $74,464100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $879 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 46°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 7°F18 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month May91 in of snow a year, on about 50 days16 days above 90°F, 217 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bern station
Parks and public landsCache National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 263,730 acresDingle Swamp Wildlife Habitat Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 201 acresMontpelier Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 1,028 acresBear Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.8 mi · 18,276 acresGeorgetown Summit Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 82 acresBear Lake State Parkstate park · 15.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes579 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197076 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 3 Feb 199436 mi away, near Auburn, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Jul 20261 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBear Lake County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsAvalanche Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025338 of 351 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 21, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Franklin County, ID, 25 mi away
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Montpelierserves 2,772 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,946 ft1,812 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
