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Twin Falls, Idaho

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Twin Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83301. The Survey maps it on the Twin Falls quadrangle. 51,807 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,743 feet above sea level.

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Twin Falls within Twin Falls County

On record in Twin Falls

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 12 of 19 shown

Every listing in Twin Falls County

Population over time

2 figures

Twin Falls grew from 44,125 to 51,807 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
201044,125
202051,807+7,682 (+17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

135 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Twin Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,007 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined34
Fireworks29
Equipment and vehicle use28
Arson/incendiarism10
Debris and open burning10
Firearms and explosives use8
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural5
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2012Fireworks58 acresTwin Falls DistrictGOLF COURSE
8 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresTwin Falls DistrictLASTDEVIL
5 September 1997Natural1.0 acresTwin Falls DistrictSHOFALLSN
28 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresTwin Falls DistrictDEVILS CORRAL 4
27 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresTwin Falls DistrictFIELD
22 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTwin Falls District84JUNCTION
21 September 2013Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictHIDDEN LAKE
2 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTwin Falls DistrictDEVILS CORRAL 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Twin Falls County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Twin Falls: 8 past producers, 7 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Chromium, Iron, Calcium. 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
Twin Falls Lime ProductionCalciumProducer
Unnamed LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Snake River Placer DepositsGold, Chromium, IronPast Producer
Snake River PlacersGold, Chromium, IronPast Producer1862
Colonial Concrete PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Colonial Concrete Snake River DredgSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Twin Falls County

Storms near this place

25 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Twin Falls in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 2 heavy rain. 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
July 1996Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls$50,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-Twin Falls airport ASOS measured a wind gust of 61MPH as a thunderstorm passed over.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-A wind gust of 59 MPH was recorded at the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-A wind gust of 64 MPH was recorded at the Twin Falls ASOS in Kimberly.
August 2014Heavy RainTwin Falls-Most streets around the city were flooded many residents reported significant flood damage including flooded basements. Standing water covered roofs of cars in some areas. Flooding and damage to roadways was reported over much of the county.
August 2014HailTwin Falls-A large amount of quarter sized hail combined with heavy rain producing minor street flooding in Twin Falls.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-A wind gust of 60 MPH was reported at the Twin Falls ASOS.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-Idaho Power reported at least 8 power poles blown down and numerous power outages.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-KMVT television station reported numerous power outages and wind damage in Twin Falls, Idaho.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-The broadcast news media (KMVT) reported up to 11,000 costomers without power throughout the Magic Valley after the storm.
December 2011Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-The Twin Falls ASOS at Kimberly reported a wind gust of 68 MPH and the Idaho Department of Transportation automated observation system on the Hansen Bridge reported a gust of 67 MPH as a line of thunderstorms passed through the Twin Falls area.
March 2011Tornado (EF0)Twin Falls-Local law enforcement officials and the public reported a brief touchdown of a tornado near Filer. A trained spotter in Hollister reported a measured wind gust of 61 MPH and a 30 by 40 foot metal building was blown over near Filer.
August 2010Flash FloodTwin Falls-Trained spotters reported heavy rain and street flooding in downtown Twin Falls.
July 2009HailTwin Falls-A trained spotter reported three quarter inch hail with heavy rain.
June 2009HailTwin Falls-A trained spotter reported 5 minutes of nickel and dime sized hail.
March 1993Tornado (F0)Twin Falls-This tornado was reported by a Twin Falls County Sheriff. No duration, dimensions, or damage were reported.
March 1993HailTwin Falls-A thunderstorm in south central Idaho produced three-quarter inch hail and strong winds. Tin roofing was blown off a few buildings, and several trees were blown down.
July 2006HailTwin Falls-no account filed
June 2005HailTwin Falls-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindTwin Falls-no account filed
August 1998HailTwin Falls-no account filed
June 1998HailTwin Falls-no account filed
June 1997Funnel CloudTwin Falls-no account filed
June 1996FloodTwin Falls-no account filed
July 1996Heavy RainTwin Falls-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Twin Falls 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
McMillan2.5 miles9
Curry5.0 miles9
Kimberly5.5 miles8
Knull5.6 miles9
Godwin7.0 miles9
Filer7.8 miles9
Hansen8.8 miles8
Berger8.8 miles7

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 Twin FallsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q548384The 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 398273. 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.