Local servicesHospitalLost Rivers Medical Center9.6 miPost officeMoore Post Office4.9 miTown hallArco City Hall9.4 miPoliceButte County Sheriff's Office9.4 miFire stationLost River Fire Protection District4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFriedman Memorial Airport SUN44 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI139 miUS highwayUS 936.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83255 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83255 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:52 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min8:04 am – 4:59 pm
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People1,173 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.3405 householdsMedian household income $59,063Median home value $250,000Median rent $835 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,105 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 435 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, wholesale trade 16%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 21 minutes77% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 7°F9 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 9 days19 days above 90°F, 192 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Arco station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsAntelope Creek Access Sitestate recreation area · 2.6 miCraters of the Moon National Monumentnational monument · 16.3 mi · 54,164 acresBig Lost River (Lower) Access Sitestate recreation area · 18.3 miMackay Dam Access Sitestate recreation area · 19.3 miChallis National Forestnational forest · 22.5 mi · 2,197,465 acresCraters of the Moon National Preservenational conservation area · 22.6 mi · 411,913 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 28 Oct 198331 mi away, The 1983 Borah Peak Earthquake, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 8 Jun 202550 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowButte County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsAvalanche Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025328 of 364 days measured36 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Butte County monitors, ID
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMoore Water and Sewer Assnserves 196 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,781 ft2,372 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
