Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 41 min5:47 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 43 min8:12 am – 4:55 pm
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People197 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 70.2116 householdsMedian home value $520,00040% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $753 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% 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 46°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 11°F32 in of rain a year, on about 131 dayswettest month December22 in of snow a year, on about 15 days11 days above 90°F, 217 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gibbonsville #2 station, 10 mi away; rain from Moose Creek; snow from Salmon-ksra
Parks and public landsSalmon National Forestnational forest · 5.2 mi · 176 acresBobcat Gulch Access Sitestate recreation area · 5.0 miFourth Of July Creek Access Sitestate recreation area · 5.9 miCarmen Bridge Access Sitestate recreation area · 14.7 miPainted Rocks State Parkstate park · 22.2 miBitterroot National Forestnational forest · 33.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 10 Jan 198843 mi away, near Challis, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 2 Oct 202526 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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
Elevation5,924 ft1,806 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSteele Memorial Medical Center18.3 miPost officeNorth Fork Post Office2.1 miFire stationNorth Fork Fire District2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLemhi County Airport SMN22 miUS highwayUS 932.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83466 ZIP area.
