Local servicesHospitalElmore Medical Center1.8 miPost officeMountain Home Post Office2.0 miTown hallMountain Home City Hall2.3 miPoliceMountain Home Police Department1.6 miFire stationMountain Home Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryNorth Elementary School1.3 miSchoolShiloh Christian School1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI38 miInterstateI-84under a mileUS highwayUS 30under a mileCoachMt. Home (Pilot & Arbys)Salt Lake Express3.0 miTransit1 stop within a mileSnake River Transit, Mountain Home Community Transit, Mountain Community TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83647 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83647 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min6:03 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min8:11 am – 5:10 pm
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People22,952 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.98,920 householdsMedian household income $63,760Median home value $320,400Median rent $1,146 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,768 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 8,723 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, manufacturing 13%, retail 11%Average commute 24 minutes86% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 10%, Russian or other Slavic 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 39°F, lows 23°F11 in of rain a yearwettest month December65 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mtn Home station, 2 mi away; rain from Hammett 2.0 W
Nearby landmarksMountain Home Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miLockman Buttepeak · 3.9 miParker Springspring · 6.0 miJohn Hoffman Reservoirreservoir · 7.0 miFrenchman Springspring · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLegacy Parkpark · under a mileOptimist Parkpark · 1.3 miC.J. Strike Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 1,877 acresBruneau Dunes State Parkstate park · 16.5 mi · 163 acresThree Island Crossing State Parkstate park · 24.8 mi · 182 acresSawtooth National Forestnational forest · 30.8 mi · 65,031 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 4 Nov 200223 mi away, near Mountain Home, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 4 Nov 200223 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowElmore County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ada County, ID, 33 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Mountain Homeserves 14,651 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique146 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,188 ft972 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
