Basalt is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, home to about 569 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 83218, and parts of 83236 are in Basalt too.
Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Basalt
Part is in Basalt, part in Firth
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Basalt. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)175 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO449 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ673 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Basalt; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Basalt had 357 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 138th largest of 232 towns in Idaho by population.
Bingham County grew from 10,447 residents in 1900 to 47,992 in 2020.
Bingham County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 12.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blackfoot Fire Dept, ID weather station (12 miles away).
11,325 jobs at 1,020 businesses in Bingham County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Firth.
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