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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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
Idaho Power Substationlisted 1978
Lincoln Schoollisted 1990
Robert McCollum Houselisted 1982
Burton Morse Houselisted 1993
D. H. Peck Houselisted 1993
Pleasant View Schoollisted 1991
C. Harvey Smith Houselisted 1978
Twin Falls Bank and Trust Company Buildinglisted 1986
Twin Falls Canal Company Buildinglisted 1996
Twin Falls City Park Historic Districtlisted 1978
Twin Falls Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2000
Twin Falls Milling and Elevator Company Warehouselisted 1995
Population over time
2 figuresTwin 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44,125 | |
| 2020 | 51,807 | +7,682 (+17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 34 |
| Fireworks | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Fireworks | 58 acres | Twin Falls District | GOLF COURSE |
| 8 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Twin Falls District | LASTDEVIL |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SHOFALLSN |
| 28 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Twin Falls District | DEVILS CORRAL 4 |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Twin Falls District | FIELD |
| 22 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Twin Falls District | 84JUNCTION |
| 21 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | HIDDEN LAKE |
| 2 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Twin Falls District | DEVILS CORRAL 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Falls Lime Production | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Snake River Placer Deposits | Gold, Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Snake River Placers | Gold, Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Colonial Concrete Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Colonial Concrete Snake River Dredg | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | - | Twin Falls airport ASOS measured a wind gust of 61MPH as a thunderstorm passed over. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was recorded at the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | - | A wind gust of 64 MPH was recorded at the Twin Falls ASOS in Kimberly. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Twin 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 2014 | Hail | Twin Falls | - | A large amount of quarter sized hail combined with heavy rain producing minor street flooding in Twin Falls. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | - | A wind gust of 60 MPH was reported at the Twin Falls ASOS. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | - | Idaho Power reported at least 8 power poles blown down and numerous power outages. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | - | KMVT television station reported numerous power outages and wind damage in Twin Falls, Idaho. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | - | The broadcast news media (KMVT) reported up to 11,000 costomers without power throughout the Magic Valley after the storm. |
| December 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin 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 2011 | Tornado (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 2010 | Flash Flood | Twin Falls | - | Trained spotters reported heavy rain and street flooding in downtown Twin Falls. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Twin Falls | - | A trained spotter reported three quarter inch hail with heavy rain. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Twin Falls | - | A trained spotter reported 5 minutes of nickel and dime sized hail. |
| March 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Twin Falls | - | This tornado was reported by a Twin Falls County Sheriff. No duration, dimensions, or damage were reported. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Twin 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 2006 | Hail | Twin Falls | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Twin Falls | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Falls | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Twin Falls | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Twin Falls | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Twin Falls | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flood | Twin Falls | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Heavy Rain | Twin Falls | - | 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.
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 Falls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q548384 | 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 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.




