Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:48 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min8:09 am – 4:55 pm
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People191 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.853 householdsMedian household income $85,250Median home value $364,300Median rent $695 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $650 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 41°FColdest month December: highs 29°F, lows 6°F25 in of rain a year, on about 121 dayswettest month May22 in of snow a year, on about 15 days9 days above 90°F, 240 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Leadore #2 station, 20 mi away; rain from Lemhi Ridge; snow from Salmon-ksra
Parks and public landsSalmon National Forestnational forest · 1.1 mi · 1,774,466 acresHayden Creek Access Sitestate recreation area · 4.0 miMcFarland Access Sitestate recreation area · 8.0 miLime and Waddington Creek Access Sitesstate recreation area · 18.1 miChallis National Forestnational forest · 19.4 mi · 2,197,465 acresBeaverhead National Forestnational forest · 20.9 mi · 262 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes448 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197044 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 22 Aug 198438 mi away, near Challis, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 25 May 202612 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation6,673 ft2,034 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSteele Memorial Medical Center22.7 miPost officeTendoy Post Office3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLemhi County Airport SMN20 miInterstateI-1537 miUS highwayUS 9317 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83468 ZIP area.
