Nampa, Idaho
Nampa | |
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The former Nampa Department Store in Downtown Nampa | |
| Nickname: The Heart of the Treasure Valley | |
| Motto(s): A safe and healthy community where people prosper | |
Location of Nampa in Canyon County, Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′05″N 116°31′40″W / 43.60139°N 116.52778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Canyon |
| Founded | September 8, 1886 |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1891 |
| Area | |
• City | 34.77 sq mi (90.06 km2) |
| • Land | 33.48 sq mi (86.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,474 ft (754 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 100,200 |
• Estimate (2022) | 110,951 |
| • Rank | US: 279th ID: 3rd |
| • Density | 2,993/sq mi (1,155.5/km2) |
| • Urban | 177,561 (US: 203rd) |
| • Metro | 811,336 (US: 75th) |
| • Combined | 899,574 (US: 67th) |
| Demonym | Nampon |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 83651, 83653, 83686, 83687 |
| Area codes | 208 and 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-56260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411208 |
| Website | www |
Nampa (/ˈnæmpə/ ⓘ) is the most populous city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. The population was 100,200 at the 2020 census. It is Idaho's third-most populous city. Nampa is about 20 miles (32 km) west of Boise along Interstate 84, and 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Meridian. It is the second principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. The name "Nampa" may have come from a Shoshoni word meaning 'moccasin' or 'footprint'. According to toponymist William O. Bright, the name comes from the Shoshoni word /nampai/, meaning "foot". The city has a prominent student population, home to the College of Western Idaho and Northwest Nazarene University.