Parker, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the St. Anthony census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83445. The Survey maps it on the Parker quadrangle. 302 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,928 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresParker fell from 305 to 302 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 | 305 | |
| 2020 | 302 | -3 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1948 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Parker between 1992 and 2012, burning about 50 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | RIVERBOTTOM |
| 10 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | DUNES |
| 26 June 1994 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | HENRY'S #4 |
| 26 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | ST.ANTHONY |
| 13 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | RED ROAD |
| 6 May 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | RAILROAD |
| 30 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 39 acres | Idaho Falls District | HENRY'S 3 |
| 11 May 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | SALEM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Parker: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parker Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parker Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wilford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parker in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $8,000 | Large shed and adjacent concrete pad thrown across the road along E 500 N in the area of n 1800 E. Irrigation pivot overturned just sough of e 500 N and just west of N 1800 E. Portion of a sheet metal rood peeled back and damaged on a barn. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $5,000 | Over a dozen trees were down in the area of N 1900 E just north of E 400 N. Many snapped off at various heights. Portion of sheet metal roof and adjacent plywood removed from building and found in ditch. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $500 | Medium sized tree one foot in diameter blown over in Parker. |
| August 2024 | Lightning | Parker | $100 | Fremont County Emergency Manager reported lightning strike started a fire on the west side of Red Rd. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | - | The emergency manager reported downed trees and power lines in Parker. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Parker | - | One inch hail 4 miles west southwest of Parker. |
| May 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Parker | - | A funnel cloud reported by spotter west of Parker. |
| July 1996 | Hail | Parker | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyke | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Heman | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Anthony | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Egin | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Wilford | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Teton | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Twin Groves | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Newdale | 9.6 miles | 10 |
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 Parker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1509900 | 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 397007. 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.





