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Warm River
Idaho›Fremont County

Warm RiverID

A town of 1, settled in 1907.

Big Falls Inn · Photo: Kathleen Pilley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Warm River

Warm River, ID · Big Falls Inn · Photo: Kathleen Pilley · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Warm River a good place to live?

Warm River has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

1 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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IDMap-doton-WarmRiver, 2004
Warm River’s story

119 years in pictures

Census counts: 20 in 1960, a low of 2 in 1980, 4 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and a map from 1965 on.

  • 1907Warm River is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Warm River: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Warm River, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerFall River Rural Elec Coop11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Warm River’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFremont County Joint School District 215Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFremont County ClerkFremont County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP code8342083420 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Warm River.

Natural hazards

Warm River faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

The FEMA risk score for Warm River comes to 82 of 100. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 30% to avalanches.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Warm River: snowy winters and pleasant summers

The town’s peak summer temperature is 82°F, below both Idaho’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).

70″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–30°
Spring28–53°
Summer46–79°
Fall29–56°
Sep 21
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Warm River is

Among 60 Idaho towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Warm River. Against the Idaho average, Warm River comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. Warm River: 28% of adults feel lonely, below both the Idaho town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%), and 14% of Warm River adults report frequent mental distress.

Warm RiverIdaho townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%30%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%17%17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%34%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)21%23%23%
32 measures vs. Idaho
7 better22 too close to call3 worse
What stands outWarm RiverID
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.5%16.2%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation6.1%7.5%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%8.3%
Teton Valley Hospital
29.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Warm River

14pages on Warm River
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Warm River; the nearest are

About Warm River

City in Idaho, United States

Warm River is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 4 at the 2020 census, making it the least populous city in Idaho. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
5,295 ft
Area code
208

Questions about Warm River

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Warm River, ID a good place to live?

Warm River has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.