Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min6:03 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min8:09 am – 5:10 pm
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People575 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.9294 householdsMedian household income $61,250Median home value $163,300Median rent $1,075 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 275 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 40%, transport, warehousing and utilities 15%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 16 minutes76% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 14% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, Spanish 27%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 99°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F11 in of rain a yearwettest month December82 days above 90°F, 144 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Glenns Ferry station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsC.J. Strike Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 453 acresBruneau Dunes State Parkstate park · 7.0 mi · 2,895 acresThree Island Crossing State Parkstate park · 10.5 mi · 331 acresThree Island Crossing Wildlife Habitat Areastate conservation land · 10.3 miKing Hill Access Sitestate recreation area · 17.0 miHagerman Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 29.7 mi · 4,364 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 4 Nov 200235 mi away, near Mountain Home, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Jul 201045 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, 51 mi away
Internet at home47% of households have a broadband subscription11% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone53% 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 in the county
Elevation2,675 ft815 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElmore Medical Center17.4 miPost officeHammett Post Office4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI57 miInterstateI-844.1 miUS highwayUS 304.1 miCoachGlenns Ferry (Veltex)Salt Lake Express12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83627 ZIP area.
