Local servicesFire stationPahsimeroi Volunteer Fire Department9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLemhi County Airport SMN41 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI140 miUS highwayUS 9318 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 83253 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:50 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min8:08 am – 4:57 pm
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People98 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.236 households78% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 45°FColdest month December: highs 32°F, lows 9°F9 in of rain a year, on about 29 dayswettest month June25 days above 90°F, 220 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, May 2sse station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksMORSE CREEK CAMPGROUNDcampground · 6.8 miEverson Lakelake · 9.3 miMogg Mountainpeak · 9.4 miBuffalo Skull Lakelake · 9.5 miMahogany Hillpeak · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChallis National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,197,465 acresPahsimeroi River Access Sitestate recreation area · 11.7 mi · 149 acresSalmon National Forestnational forest · 15.1 mi · 1,774,466 acresDeer Gulch Access Sitestate recreation area · 18.2 miCottonwood Access Sitestate recreation area · 18.4 miEllis Access Sitestate recreation area · 18.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes574 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197062 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 28 Oct 198333 mi away, The 1983 Borah Peak Earthquake, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 25 May 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 home81% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation5,643 ft1,720 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
