Payette is a city in Payette County, Idaho, home to about 8,536 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 83661.
Homes sold for a median of $250 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Payette; also Fruitland
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Payette. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)50 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA358 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA699 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Payette; 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.
Payette had 8,127 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 28th largest of 232 towns in Idaho by population.
Payette County grew from 7,021 residents in 1920 to 25,386 in 2020.
Payette County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 11.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Payette, ID weather station (about a mile away).
7,259 jobs at 619 businesses in Payette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
59 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Payette.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 27 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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 Payette Joint District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payette Primary SchoolPayette | Pre-K–4 | 477 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Mccain Middle SchoolPayette | 5–8 | 375 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Payette AcademyPayette | 6–12 | 103 | Alternative Education | 1.0 mi |
| Payette High SchoolPayette | 9–12 | 319 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River of Life Christian SchoolPayette | Pre-K–12 | 38 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.2 mi |
| Treasure Valley Seventh-Day Adventist SchoolPayette | 1–8 | 12 | Seventh-day Adventist | 0.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Fruitland.
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