Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:48 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min8:06 am – 4:55 pm
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People296 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.8116 householdsMedian household income $40,625Median home value $216,20084% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $686 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 123 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 21%, farming, forestry and mining 15%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 21 minutes40% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 23% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 41°FColdest month December: highs 29°F, lows 6°F31 in of rain a year, on about 133 dayswettest month April9 days above 90°F, 240 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Leadore #2 station, 16 mi away; rain from Meadow Lake
Parks and public landsChallis National Forestnational forest · 18.4 mi · 2,197,465 acresBeaverhead National Forestnational forest · 27.6 mi · 262 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes437 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197052 of magnitude 4+, 8 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 28 Oct 198344 mi away, The 1983 Borah Peak Earthquake, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 1 Jul 202629 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLemhi County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured102 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 29, worst day 163main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lemhi County monitors, ID
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Salmonserves 3,158 people from surface water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,979 ft2,127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportLemhi County Airport SMN56 miInterstateI-1530 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83464 ZIP area.
