Local servicesHospitalSteele Memorial Medical Center9.2 miPost officeSalmon Post Office9.4 miTown hallSalmon City Hall9.5 miPoliceSalmon Police Department9.5 miFire stationSalmon City - Lemhi County Fire District 19.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLemhi County Airport SMN5.6 miUS highwayUS 932.8 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 83467 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 38 min5:48 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min8:10 am – 4:56 pm
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People6,874 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.12,766 householdsMedian household income $52,433Median home value $277,800Median rent $722 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,188 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 2,896 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, retail 16%, construction 12%Average commute 14 minutes73% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 11°F9 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month June22 in of snow a year, on about 15 days25 days above 90°F, 180 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salmon-ksra station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSal Mountainpeak · 2.0 miShoup Bridge Campgroundcampground · 4.2 miSalmon Hot Springspring · 3.7 miWilliams Lake Campgroundcampground · 5.4 miK Mountainpeak · 5.5 miTule Lakelake · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSalmon National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,774,466 acresLime and Waddington Creek Access Sitesstate recreation area · 9.5 miCarmen Bridge Access Sitestate recreation area · 12.9 miHayden Creek Access Sitestate recreation area · 16.5 miChallis National Forestnational forest · 20.8 mi · 2,197,465 acresBeaverhead National Forestnational forest · 35.4 mi · 262 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes384 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197035 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 22 Aug 198441 mi away, near Challis, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 25 May 202628 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 home88% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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 serving the town
Elevation8,179 ft2,493 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
