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Rigby, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rigby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83442. The Survey maps it on the Rigby quadrangle. 5,038 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,856 feet above sea level.

Rigby within Jefferson County

On record in Rigby

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Rigby grew from 3,945 to 5,038 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.

YearPeople Change
20103,945
20205,038+1,093 (+28%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

3 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Rigby between 2004 and 2009, burning about 3 acres in total. None 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/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 July 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO
28 April 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.3 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO
24 March 2004Debris and open burning2.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rigby: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel Pit, Bonneville CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this place

23 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rigby in 23 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2005Thunderstorm WindRigby$35,000no account filed
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRigby$15,000Thunderstorm winds caused major damage to vehicles at Tadd Jenkins Chevrolet in Rigby. Thunderstorm driven winds picked up rocks and shattered the windows on 15 vehicles with 20 to 30 other vehicles with other rock damage caused by the winds. Damage was estimated near 15,000 dollars.
October 2025Tornado (EF0)Rigby$10,000A brief EF0 tornado touched down at 1:45 pm MDT to 1:50 pm MDT near Rigby, Idaho. Multiple funnel cloud sightings were reported with damage at one property along N 3950 E. A survey revealed tree and property damage consistent with 75 to 85 mph winds including two large uprooted pine trees, a recreation vehicle flipped on its side, a damaged outbuilding, and a destroyed partially constructed sunroom attachment on the residence.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRigby$10,000Multiple vehicles damaged by falling trees at a wedding at The Millhouse Venue, with significant dents and smashed windshields.
June 2011FloodRigby$10,000High flows on the Snake River flooded over 1,100 acres of cropland. The Menan Buttes Public Access boat ramp and a recreational day use area and boat ramp adjacent to Highway 48 remained flooded. A power line which under the river near Lorenzo was unburied and snapped due to the high flows.
October 2016HailRigby$9,000A fast moving hail storm caused multiple cars to slide off Highway 20 south in Rigby causing traffic to be blocked for miles in the southbound lanes. Several vehicles were involved including one rollover and an RV and semi-truck.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRigby$8,000Five to 6 trees downed at Jefferson Hills golf course with additional trees downed at nearby residences.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindRigby$5,000Several trees uprooted at Rigby Pioneer Cemetery in Rigby.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindRigby$2,000A large tree snapped off and down partially on a shed and home.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindRigby$2,000Large trees and power lines downed on a house in Rigby. Residence damage was minimal.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindRigby$1,500A small greenhouse was destroyed at Farnsworth Middle School just west of Rigby. Jefferson County Emergency Management reported the damage.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRigby$1,000Large tree limbs down near Jefferson County Lake/Rigby Lake.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRigby-Rocky Mountain Power reported 10,000 customers without power near Rigby.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindRigby-A 65 mph wind gust was measured at the Rigby agrimet site RGBI.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRigby-A tree was blown down onto a shed also taking down power lines near Rigby.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRigby-Three trees were reported downed at Rigby Community Presbyterian Church at N State Street and W 1st Street. No damage to the church was reported.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindRigby-Photograph of large trees uprooted in Rigby by strong winds.
August 2014Flash FloodRigby-Flooding of farmland occurred east of Rigby with standing water reported in pastures throughout the region. 1 to 2 inches of rain fell in less than an hour over the flooded areas.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindRigby-Wind gust of 60 mph with visibility in blowing dust at 1/4 mile.
September 1997HailRigby-Wind gust of 50 mph.
September 2000HailRigby-no account filed
June 1998HailRigby-no account filed
June 1998HailRigby-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Labelle3.6 miles11
Garfield3.6 miles12
Annis4.0 miles12
Rudy4.5 miles11
Lorenzo4.5 miles11
Menan5.2 miles12
Barlow5.2 miles13
Lewisville5.3 miles13

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 RigbyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1516448The 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 398045. 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.