Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho | |
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Downtown Twin Falls in 2016 | |
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Seal | |
| Motto: People Serving People | |
Location of Twin Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho | |
Twin Falls Twin Falls | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′50″N 114°27′38″W / 42.563807°N 114.460597°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Twin Falls |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Incorporated | April 12, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Ruth Pierce |
| • Vice Mayor | Jason Brown |
| • City Council | Christopher Reid Craig Hawkins Spencer Cutler Cherie Vollmer Grayson Stone |
| Area | |
• City | 19.987 sq mi (51.766 km2) |
| • Land | 19.870 sq mi (51.463 km2) |
| • Water | 0.117 sq mi (0.303 km2) 0.59% |
| Elevation | 3,740 ft (1,140 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 51,807 |
• Estimate (2024) | 55,589 |
| • Rank | US: 738th ID: 8th |
| • Density | 2,607.3/sq mi (1,006.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 58,808 (US: 459th) |
| • Metro | 122,565 (US: 328th) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 83301, 83302, 83303 |
| Area codes | 208 and 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-82810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412120 |
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| Website | tfid.org |
Twin Falls is the county seat of and the largest city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 51,807 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 55,589 in 2024. In the Magic Valley region, Twin Falls is the largest city in a 100-mile (160 km) radius, and is the regional commercial center for south-central Idaho and northeastern Nevada. It is the principal city of the Twin Falls metropolitan statistical area, which officially includes the entirety of Twin Falls and Jerome Counties. The border town resort community of Jackpot, Nevada, 50 mi (80 km) south at the state line, is unofficially considered part of the greater Twin Falls area.
Located on a broad plain at the south rim of the Snake River Canyon, Twin Falls is where daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump across the canyon in 1974 on a steam-powered rocket. The jump site is northeast of central Twin Falls, midway between Shoshone Falls and the Perrine Bridge.