Mountain Home, Idaho
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Mountain Home census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83647. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Home North quadrangle. 15,979 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,146 feet above sea level.
On record in Mountain Home
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 11 records
Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Courtlisted 1978
Elmore County Courthouselisted 1987
KwikCurb Dinerlisted 2010
Mountain Home Carnegie Librarylisted 1978
Mountain Home Hotellisted 1982
St. James Episcopal Churchlisted 1977
Turner Hotellisted 1984- F. P. Ake Buildinglisted 1982
- Father Lobell Houselisted 1982
- Mountain Home Baptist Churchlisted 1982
- Mountain Home High Schoollisted 1991
Population over time
2 figuresMountain Home grew from 14,206 to 15,979 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 | 14,206 | |
| 2020 | 15,979 | +1,773 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Mountain Home North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Mountain Home North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Home between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,973 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 370 acres | Boise District | N MTN HOME |
| 21 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Boise District | H-20MP98 4 |
| 13 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | HOT |
| 9 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | MM99 I 84 |
| 9 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 88 acres | Boise District | EDGEMEAD |
| 8 August 2013 | Natural | 320 acres | Boise District | MM99 I84 |
| 4 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Boise District | BIG HOLE |
| 4 August 2001 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Boise District | SUBSTATION |
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 Mountain Home: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptla Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mountain Home Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mountain Home in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 wildfire, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | Strong winds brought a tree down and damaged an outdoor pool near downtown Mountain Home, ID. |
| August 2023 | Heavy Rain | Mountain Home | - | The CoCoRaHS station ID-EL-3 0.9 miles southwest of Mountain Home measured 1.32 inches of rain. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | A large tree partially was uprooted and fell on house near East Second Avenue in Mountain Home. Numerous small branches were down with diameters of 1 to 2 inches. A Porta Potty was blown over near Rosewood Park. Damage occurred during a thunderstorm with brief heavy rain which was described as wet downburst. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | The Mountain Home AFB ASOS recorded a wind gust of 69 knots and social media reported trees down in Mountain Home, Hammett, and Glenns Ferry. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Mountain Home | - | Two photographs submitted by the public on Facebook show an EF-0 tornado about 10 miles northwest of Mountain Home. No damage was reported. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Mountain Home | - | A trained spotter reported penny sized hail in Mountain Home, Idaho. Damage to a local business and power outages was also reported. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Mountain Home | - | Several homes in Mountain Home, Idaho had water in the basement due to water flowing across the ground from heavy rain. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | A roof was lifted off a barn and tossed several hundred yards as it slowly disintegrated. Several animals were hurt by flying debris. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Mountain Home | - | No know damage |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Mountain Home | - | A fire that was determined to be "human caused" burned 23,960 acres near Mountain Home. The Oregon Trail Fire, so named because it followed the path of the old pioneer trail, burned across Highway20, prompting a 5 hour closure of the road and at times threatened several homes. Several outbuildings and haystacks were destroyed and although some residents were temporarily evacuated, no homes were burned. The fire was contained on the 10th with suppression costs reaching $550K. Damage estimates were unavailable. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Mountain Home | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Mountain Home | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebree | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Reverse | 8.6 miles | 20 | |
| Cleft | 11.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hammett | 17.6 miles | 13 | |
| Reclamation Village | 17.6 miles | 16 | |
| Dixie | 18.1 miles | 16 | |
| Stout Crossing | 20.3 miles | 17 | |
| Emigrant Crossing | 22.2 miles | 17 |
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 Mountain Home | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1519589 | 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 374044. 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.








