McCall is a city in Valley County, Idaho, home to about 3,946 people across 9.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 83638.
Homes sold for a median of $484 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)92 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | McCall Municipal Airport (MYL)1 mile away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR323 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA761 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of McCall; 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.
McCall had 3,686 residents in the 2020 census, up 77% since 2000.
It’s the 40th largest of 232 towns in Idaho by population.
Valley County grew from 2,524 residents in 1920 to 11,746 in 2020.
Valley County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 23 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mccall Ap, ID weather station (about a mile away).
5,155 jobs at 747 businesses in Valley County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
85 doctors and other health care providers list an office in McCall.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 18 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 27 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 14 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
Established in 1917.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Mccall-Donnelly Joint School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara R Morgan ElementaryMccall | Pre-K–5 | 411 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Payette Lakes Middle SchoolMccall | 6–8 | 331 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Heartland High SchoolMccall | 9–12 | 29 | Alternative Education | 1.6 mi |
| Mccall-Donnelly High SchoolMccall | 9–12 | 447 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The North Fork SchoolMccall | 2–12 | 11 | Nonsectarian | 1.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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