Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:55 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min8:01 am – 5:03 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F10 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month May21 in of snow a year, on about 14 days39 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Minidoka Dam station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Walcott State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 242 acresMinidoka National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.4 mi · 2,852 acresCraters of the Moon National Preservenational conservation area · 13.7 mi · 411,913 acresMinidoka Pond Access Sitestate recreation area · 15.7 miPeterson Island Access Sitestate recreation area · 16.6 mi · 82 acresMassacre Rocks State Parkstate park · 26.3 mi · 129 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMinidoka County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: 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, 49 mi away
Drinking waterPelican Point Subdivisionserves 142 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,321 ft1,317 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMinidoka Memorial Hospital14.2 miPost officeMinidoka Post Office1.4 miTown hallMinidoka City Town Hall1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPocatello Regional Airport PIH47 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI148 miInterstateI-8414 miUS highwayUS 3016 miCoachRupertSalt Lake Express16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83343 ZIP area.
