Bingham County is a county in Idaho, United States, straddling the Snake River in the southeastern part of the state. It had a population of 47,992 at the 2020 census and covers 2,120 square miles (5,490 km2) of land and water, centred near 43\u00b013\u2032N 112\u00b024\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Blackfoot is the county seat, and its postal code is 83221. The county has five incorporated cities, five census-designated places and dozens of small unincorporated communities and former railroad stations. Bingham County observes Mountain Time.<\/p>\n
Bingham County has five incorporated cities — Blackfoot, Shelley, Firth, Aberdeen and Basalt — plus five census-designated places (CDPs) and a long list of unincorporated communities and old railroad sidings scattered across the farmland east and west of the Snake River. Idaho has no civil townships, so the table below groups every place by type rather than by township.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackfoot<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 83221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shelley<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 83274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Aberdeen<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 83210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Firth<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 83236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Basalt<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Hall<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 83203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Groveland<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Moreland<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Riverside<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rockford<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Aberdeen Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Aiken<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Atomic City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 83215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cerro Grande<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clarkson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coffee Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Collins<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cox<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fingal<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fullmer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gay<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gibson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Goshen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Goshen Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grandview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Havens<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kimball<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McDonaldville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mitchell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morgan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Olsen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pingree<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 83262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rising River<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rose<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rouse<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 83277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sterling<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Taber<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thomas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wapello<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wolverine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Fort Hall CDP sits mostly on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, home of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, and its boundary crosses into neighboring Bannock and Power counties — only the Bingham County portion is counted here.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller unincorporated places on the list above use a nearby town’s ZIP code rather than one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nBingham County lies on the Snake River Plain of southeastern Idaho. The Snake River flows southwest through the middle of the county, and the county holds parts of American Falls Reservoir and Blackfoot Reservoir. The Fort Hall Indian Reservation covers a large share of the western county. It borders Jefferson County<\/a> to the north, Bonneville County<\/a> to the east, Caribou County<\/a> to the southeast, Bannock County<\/a> to the south, Power County<\/a> to the southwest, Blaine County<\/a> to the west and Butte County to the northwest.<\/p>\n Bingham County had 47,992 residents at the 2020 census. Blackfoot and Shelley are its two largest communities. The county’s median household income runs below the Idaho median of $74,942; farming, food processing and the Idaho National Laboratory workforce anchor the local economy. Population density is roughly 23 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n Agriculture drives Bingham County’s economy — it is one of the top potato-producing counties in the country, alongside sugar beets, wheat and barley. Food processing plants in and around Blackfoot and Shelley pack and process the harvest. Many residents also commute northwest to jobs at the Idaho National Laboratory in neighboring Butte County. Blackfoot hosts the Eastern Idaho State Fair each September, and the Idaho Potato Museum sits in the county seat.<\/p>\n Bingham County was organized on January 13, 1885, from part of Oneida County, and named for U.S. Representative Henry H. Bingham of Pennsylvania. Blackfoot became the county seat at organization and grew as a rail town on the Utah and Northern Railway. Bonneville, Butte, Power and other neighboring counties were later split off from Bingham’s original, much larger territory.<\/p>\n Interstate 15 runs north–south through the county, with U.S. Route 26 crossing east–west through Blackfoot.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Idaho Falls Regional Airport, about 25 miles northeast of Blackfoot.<\/p>\n Where is Bingham County, Idaho?<\/strong> What is the population of Bingham County?<\/strong> How big is Bingham County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Bingham County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Bingham County?<\/strong> |