Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:47 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:50 am – 4:54 pm
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People129 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.559 householdsMedian household income $90,491Median home value $422,90092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $535 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsMontpelier Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 519 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Idnational wildlife refuge · 10.4 mi · 1,004 acresBear Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.2 miNancy Hanks Gravestate historic site · 11.9 miCache National Forestnational forest · 14.7 mi · 263,730 acresDingle Swamp Wildlife Habitat Areastate conservation land · 14.6 mi · 201 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes579 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197077 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 3 Feb 199427 mi away, near Auburn, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Jul 202615 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 quality99% of days had good air in 2025361 of 365 days measured4 moderate daysMedian index 10, worst day 77main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lincoln County, WY, 24 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription9% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation6,826 ft2,081 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBear Lake Memorial Hospital11.2 miPost officeGeneva Post Office2.4 miFire stationBear Lake Volunteer Fire Protection District Station 52.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPocatello Regional Airport PIH84 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC119 miUS highwayUS 891.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83238 ZIP area.
