Kimberly, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Kimberly census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83341. The Survey maps it on the Kimberly quadrangle. 4,626 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,924 feet above sea level.
On record in Kimberly
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Kimberly High Schoollisted 1990
Pleasant Valley Schoollisted 1991
Population over time
2 figuresKimberly grew from 3,264 to 4,626 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,264 | |
| 2020 | 4,626 | +1,362 (+42%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Kimberly quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Kimberly quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Kimberly between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,036 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SHOFALLSN |
| 28 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Twin Falls District | VINEYARD 2 |
| 21 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | HIDDEN LAKE |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | DEVILSPEN |
| 15 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SHO FALLS |
| 14 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Twin Falls District | OASIS |
| 1 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 535 acres | Twin Falls District | DEVILS CORRAL 3 |
| 1 September 2008 | Fireworks | 4.2 acres | Idaho Falls District | DIERKES LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kimberly: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Twin Falls Lime Production | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kimberly in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kimberly | $500,000 | The Twin Falls County Sheriff's office reported strong winds associated with a thunderstorm 5 miles south of Kimberly, Idaho. Kimberly is in south central Idaho 5 miles southeast of Twin Falls. The most costly damage was done to two center- pivot irrigation systems. Other damage included roofing torn free from buildings, around 20 trees uprooted, a windmill blown over, and a car damaged by a small falling light pole. Also, a pickup RV camper was rolled over. A farmer reported a missing calf. The wind was strong enough to pick up a 300-pound door and carry it across a street. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Kimberly | - | A video was posted on Facebook. Downed trees were reported at a farm. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Kimberly | - | A trained spotter reported a severe thunderstorm with 1 inch hail and very heavy rain. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Kimberly | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 3/4 inch hail in Twin Fallls County. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kimberly | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMillan | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hansen | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Bills | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Striker | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Twin Falls | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Rock Creek | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bickel (historical) | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Knull | 10.1 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Kimberly | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1516502 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396743. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



