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City of Idaho Falls
City
Idaho Falls LDS Temple - panoramio (1).jpg
Bonneville County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Idaho Falls Highlighted.svg
Country United States
State Idaho
County Bonneville
Founded 1864
Incorporated 1891
Area
 • City 17.4 sq mi (45.0 km2)
 • Land 17.1 sq mi (44.2 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
4,705 ft (1,434 m)
Population
 (as of 2008)
 • City 57,133
 • Density 2,972.2/sq mi (447.2/km2)
 • Metro
119,980
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (Mountain)
Area code(s) 208
FIPS code 16-39700
GNIS feature ID 0396684
Website www.ci.idaho-falls.id.us

Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and is the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 136,108. As of 2016, the population was estimated at 60,211.

Idaho Falls is the principal city of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Idaho Falls-Blackfoot, Idaho Combined Statistical Area and is the state's largest city outside the Boise metropolitan area and is the third-largest metro area behind Boise City-Nampa and Coeur d'Alene, which is adjacent to the larger Spokane metropolitan area.

Idaho Falls serves as a hub to all of eastern Idaho and much of western Wyoming. The area is served by the Idaho Falls Regional Airport and is home to the Idaho Falls Chukars minor league baseball team, and the Idaho Mustangs, a semi-professional football team that plays in the Rocky Mountain Football League.


Images for kids

  • TaylorsBridge-1

    Taylor's Bridge, c. 1870

  • UandN Bridge Eagle Rock

    Utah & Northern Bridge, c. 1880, looking north, or upriver, with railroad shops in background

  • Falls on the Snake River in Idaho Falls

    "Falls" on the Snake River

  • Idaho National Lab CAES

    The Idaho National Laboratory, the University of Idaho, Idaho State University, Boise State University, and the University of Wyoming have labs, classrooms, offices, and other facilities just north of downtown. Among these partnerships is the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), shown here, which overlooks the Snake River.

  • Snakeriveridfls

    The Snake River seen through trees along the greenbelt

  • Tautphaus Park Zoo

    Entrance to the Idaho Falls Zoo

  • Melaleuca-Freedom-Celebration-Fireworks-Idaho-Falls-2014

    Melaleuca Freedom Celebration 2014

  • Hillcrest High School in Ammon Idaho

    Hillcrest High School

  • Utah Street fountain and sculpture Idaho Falls

    Fountain and sculpture on Utah Avenue Roundabout in Idaho Falls

  • Idaho Falls War Memorial

    Idaho State Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Freeman Park

  • Snake river fur trapper

    Sculpture of Snake River Fur Trapper by Roy Reynolds on the bank of the Snake River (along the River Walk) in Idaho Falls

  • Idaho Falls Library

    Idaho Falls Library; sculpture by Marilyn Hoff Hansen dedicated to Wilson Rawls, author of Where the Red Fern Grows

See also

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