Murphy is a community in Owyhee County, Idaho, home to about 170 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 83650.
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)54 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV282 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA617 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Murphy; 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.
Murphy had 96 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2010.
It’s the 198th largest of 232 towns in Idaho by population.
Owyhee County grew from 3,804 residents in 1900 to 11,913 in 2020.
Owyhee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 11.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Murphy 10 W, ID weather station (25 miles away).
2,019 jobs at 262 businesses in Owyhee 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.
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