Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:48 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 48 min8:09 am – 4:56 pm
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People104 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.547 householdsMedian household income $64,464Median home value $425,00079% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,400 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Spanish 14%, German or Dutch 5%7% 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°F26 in of rain a year, on about 128 dayswettest month April22 in of snow a year, on about 15 days9 days above 90°F, 240 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Leadore #2 station, 17 mi away; rain from Schwartz Lake; snow from Salmon-ksra
Nearby landmarksMcFarland Campgroundcampground · 5.2 miBEAR VALLEY HORSE CAMPcampground · 5.3 miBEAR VALLEY CAMPGROUND/TRAILHEADtrailhead · 5.3 miRamsey Mountainpeak · 7.1 miMill Mountainpeak · 7.6 miNapo Springspring · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSalmon National Forestnational forest · 3.0 mi · 1,774,466 acresMcFarland Access Sitestate recreation area · 5.0 miHayden Creek Access Sitestate recreation area · 5.7 miChallis National Forestnational forest · 9.8 mi · 2,197,465 acresColston Creek Access Sitestate recreation area · 16.0 miLime and Waddington Creek Access Sitesstate recreation area · 16.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes560 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197059 of magnitude 4+, 6 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 22 Aug 198428 mi away, near Challis, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 25 May 202616 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription23% have cable, fibre or DSL28% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% 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
Elevation6,422 ft1,957 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeLemhi Post Office4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLemhi County Airport SMN25 miUS highwayUS 9315 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83465 ZIP area.
