Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:59 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min8:09 am – 5:07 pm
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People16 residentsin the ZIP code area16 households25% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 47°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 9°F14 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month December16 days above 90°F, 212 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hill City 1 W station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsCamas Prairie Centennial Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 200 acresMormon Reservoir Access Sitestate recreation area · 8.4 miCamas Prairie Kids Pond Access Sitestate recreation area · 10.0 miSawtooth National Forestnational forest · 14.0 mi · 65,031 acresHagerman Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 34.9 mi · 4,364 acresBoise National Forestnational forest · 38.1 mi · 156,246 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 26 Sep 198650 mi away, near Stanley, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Dec 202045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCamas County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025338 of 350 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 17, worst day 75main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Blaine County, ID, 51 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription25% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Fairfieldserves 441 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,073 ft1,546 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeFairfield Post Office9.0 miTown hallFairfield City Hall9.0 miPoliceCamas County Sheriff's Office9.0 miFire stationCamas County - Fairfield Volunteer Fire District9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFriedman Memorial Airport SUN36 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI65 miInterstateI-8426 miUS highwayUS 201.8 miCoachBlissSalt Lake Express27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83322 ZIP area.
