Malad City, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Malad City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83252. It lies near Maple Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Malad City West quadrangle. 2,299 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,551 feet above sea level.
Research this city
On record in Malad City
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 5 records
Co-Op Block and J. N. Ireland Banklisted 1979
D. L. Evans Sr. Bungalowlisted 1979
Jedd Jones Houselisted 1979
Malad Second Ward Tabernaclelisted 1979
United Presbyterian Churchlisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresMalad City grew from 2,095 to 2,299 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 | 2,095 | |
| 2020 | 2,299 | +204 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Malad City West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Malad City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Malad City between 1992 and 2019, burning about 722 acres in total. 15 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Idaho Falls District | WESTON |
| 13 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | DEEP CREEK 2 |
| 9 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | TORO |
| 25 August 2017 | Natural | 65 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | ONEIDA COUNTY ASSIST 3 |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Idaho Falls District | DEEP CREEK |
| 17 August 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | DUMP |
| 9 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MAPLE HOLLOW |
| 9 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | OLD DUMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Malad City: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida Perlite Expanding Plant | Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malad City in 16 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | $50,000 | Widespread wind damage occurred across the valley west of Malad City with a total of at least 40 trees down from the Pleasantview area and Idaho Highway 38 at southern end, to the west side of Malad City at the eastern extent, to 2800 N at the northern extent. Damage was noted at nearly every property. Maximum winds were estimated at 75 to 90 mph based on observed damage. Multiple homes had roof shingles blown off with wagon wheel irrigation systems blown around and damaged usually be wrapping against trees or power poles. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | $25,000 | Large tree fell on top of a home in Malad City. Residents had to evacuate home. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | $21,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm downed several trees, damaged roofs and tossed debris throughout the city at around 3 am MDT August 10th. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | - | A 62 mph wind gust measured at Malad Summit. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | - | A 78 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was recorded at the Station Canyon mesonet station. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | - | The Malad Summit mesonet station on interstate 15 recorded a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Malad City | - | Water ran across Old Highway 191 at several locations between Idaho 36 and Devil Creek Reservoir due to heavy rain. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Malad City | - | A NWS storm survey found flooding had occurred on Highway 36 with damage to culverts. Idaho Transportation Department was cleaning up debris. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | - | Multiple trees were down including on a house along N 3100 W. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | - | A roof was blown off a large outbuilding along W 2800 N between N 3900 W and 3100 W. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | - | N 3400 W was closed by law enforcement from W 2000 N south to W 1000 N due to multiple trees, tree limbs, and power lines down blocking the road at various locations. Several power poses were damaged or leaning. A large tree was uprooted and down on a house along W 2000 N between N 3400 W and 3100 W along with a power line. Numerous trees and tree limbs down across the area with tree debris covering several roads. Tree branches were hanging from power lines. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malad City | - | Numerous large trees were downed across Malad City. |
| September 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Malad City | - | A funnel cloud was photographed near Malad on September 14th. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Malad City | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Malad City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Johns | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasantview | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Gwenford | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Cherry Creek | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Samaria | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Holbrook Summit | 10.9 miles | 9 | |
| Woodruff | 10.9 miles | 10 | |
| Ireland Springs | 13.1 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 Malad City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1516548 | 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 396844. 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.



