{"id":2520,"date":"2023-04-04T12:01:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T12:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:34","slug":"bonneville-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/bonneville-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonneville County, Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bonneville County is a county in Idaho, United States, anchored by Idaho Falls on the Snake River in the eastern part of the state. It had a population of 123,964 at the 2020 census and covers 1,901 square miles (4,920 km2) centred near 43\u00b023\u2032N 111\u00b036\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Idaho Falls is the county seat, and its postal code is 83401. The county holds 6 incorporated cities and towns, 1 census-designated place, and several unincorporated communities. It sits in the Mountain time zone and carries FIPS code 16019.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Bonneville County<\/h2>\n<p>Bonneville County has one large city, five smaller incorporated towns, one census-designated place, and a scatter of unincorporated crossroads communities in its rural east and west. Idaho Falls dominates the population; the rest of the county is lightly settled ranch and canyon country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Idaho Falls<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>83401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ammon<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>83406<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iona<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>83427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Irwin<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>83428<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ririe<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Swan Valley<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>83449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ucon<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>83454<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lincoln<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Beachs Corner<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bone<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Osgood<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Palisades<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Idaho Falls is the only city with a population figure the Census Bureau publishes separately at the county level in the sources checked for this page; per-place 2020 counts for the smaller cities are omitted here rather than guessed. Ririe sits mostly in Jefferson County, with only a small slice inside Bonneville County.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>83401 &mdash; Idaho Falls<\/li>\n<li>83402 &mdash; Idaho Falls<\/li>\n<li>83404 &mdash; Idaho Falls<\/li>\n<li>83406 &mdash; Idaho Falls (also serves Ammon)<\/li>\n<li>83427 &mdash; Iona<\/li>\n<li>83428 &mdash; Irwin<\/li>\n<li>83449 &mdash; Swan Valley<\/li>\n<li>83454 &mdash; Ucon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Idaho Falls also carries the PO-box-only ZIPs 83403 and 83405 and the unique ZIP 83415 for the Idaho National Laboratory; Ririe&#8217;s own ZIP was not confirmed and is omitted.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Bonneville County straddles the Snake River Plain in the west and rises into the foothills of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and the Snake River Range toward its eastern edge, where the river passes through the Snake River Canyon near Swan Valley and Palisades Reservoir backs up close to the Wyoming line. The Snake River is the county&#8217;s dominant waterway, flowing north to south through Idaho Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Bonneville County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/madison-county-idaho\/\">Madison County<\/a> to the north, Teton County, Idaho to the north-northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/teton-county-wyoming\/\">Teton County, Wyoming<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lincoln-county-wyoming\/\">Lincoln County, Wyoming<\/a> to the southeast, Caribou County to the south, Bingham County to the west, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jefferson-county-idaho\/\">Jefferson County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Bonneville County had 123,964 residents at the 2020 census, making it Idaho&#8217;s fourth-most populous county and the largest in eastern Idaho. Idaho Falls is by far the largest community, followed by Ammon, the county&#8217;s fast-growing second city on Idaho Falls&#8217;s southeastern edge. The county&#8217;s median household income runs below the Idaho median of $74,942, reflecting a mix of federal-lab wages in Idaho Falls and lower farm and ranch incomes in the rural east. Population density is about 65 people per square mile, concentrated almost entirely in and around Idaho Falls and Ammon.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>The Idaho National Laboratory, one of the U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s principal nuclear-research sites, is the county&#8217;s largest employer and the reason for the unique 83415 ZIP code assigned to it. Idaho Falls also anchors regional healthcare (Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center) and serves as a trade and medical hub for much of eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. Away from the city, irrigated farming (potatoes, wheat, barley) and cattle ranching support the smaller towns, while Swan Valley and Palisades Reservoir draw fishing, boating, and hunting visitors each summer.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Bonneville County was organized on February 7, 1911, carved from parts of Bingham and Fremont counties, and named for Benjamin Bonneville, a French-born U.S. Army officer, fur trapper, and explorer of the American West. Idaho Falls grew up around a wooden toll bridge and later a stone-arch crossing of the Snake River that gave the settlement its original name, Eagle Rock, before it was renamed for the falls created by the river dam. The Idaho National Laboratory&#8217;s predecessor site was established west of the city in 1949, and in 1955 it became the first place in the world to generate usable electricity from nuclear power.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 15 runs north-south through the western part of the county past Idaho Falls, with US Highways 20, 26, and 91 fanning out to the north, east, and south.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pocatello &mdash; 50 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Rexburg &mdash; 30 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Jackson, Wyoming &mdash; 90 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Idaho Falls (county seat) &mdash; central<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) offers the nearest commercial air service, with daily flights to Salt Lake City, Denver, and other regional hubs.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Bonneville County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in eastern Idaho, on the Snake River, centred near Idaho Falls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Bonneville County?<\/strong><br \/>123,964 at the 2020 census, Idaho&#8217;s fourth-most populous county.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Bonneville County?<\/strong><br \/>1,901 square miles (4,920 km2), including about 35 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Bonneville County?<\/strong><br \/>Idaho Falls is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Bonneville County?<\/strong><br \/>Six incorporated cities and towns, one census-designated place, and several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Bonneville County?<\/strong><br \/>Idaho Falls uses 83401, 83402, 83404, and 83406; other towns include Iona 83427, Irwin 83428, Swan Valley 83449, and Ucon 83454.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is the Idaho National Laboratory in Bonneville County?<\/strong><br \/>Its remote, sparsely populated desert site west of Idaho Falls was chosen in 1949 for early nuclear reactor testing, and it produced the world&#8217;s first usable nuclear-generated electricity there in 1955.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/idaho\/\">Towns and villages in Idaho<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonneville County is a county in Idaho, United States, anchored by Idaho Falls on the Snake River in the eastern part of the state. It had a population of 123,964 at the 2020 census and covers 1,901 square miles (4,920 km2) centred near 43\u00b023\u2032N 111\u00b036\u2032W. 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