Sugar City is a city in Madison County, Idaho, home to about 2,122 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 83448.
Homes sold for a median of $234 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sugar City. 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)212 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO450 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ710 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sugar City; 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.
Sugar City had 1,715 residents in the 2020 census, up 38% since 2000.
It’s the 66th largest of 232 towns in Idaho by population.
Madison County grew from 9,167 residents in 1920 to 52,913 in 2020.
Madison County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 12.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rexburg Byu Idaho, ID weather station (6 miles away).
21,463 jobs at 1,113 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sugar City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 3 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 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.
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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.
Public schools here are run by Sugar-Salem Joint District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary SchoolSugar City | Pre-K–2 | 319 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Sugar-Salem OnlineSugar City | K–12 | 688 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Kershaw Intermediate SchoolSugar City | 3–5 | 318 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Sugar-Salem Junior High SchoolSugar City | 6–8 | 370 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Valley View Alternative High SchoolSugar City | 8–12 | 23 | Alternative Education | 3.3 mi |
| Sugar-Salem High SchoolSugar City | 9–12 | 584 | Public | 2.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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