Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho | |
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Lava Hot Springs, October 2004 | |
Location of Lava Hot Springs in Bannock County, Idaho. | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′21″N 112°0′21″W / 42.62250°N 112.00583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bannock |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,007 ft (1,526 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 358 |
| • Density | 623.38/sq mi (240.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 83246 |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-45820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411635 |
| Website | www |
Lava Hot Springs is a city along the Portneuf River in eastern Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho metropolitan area. The population was 358 at the 2020 census. Located in the mountainous valley of the Portneuf River on the old route of the Oregon Trail and California Trail, the city has become a popular resort location, noted for its numerous hot springs amenable to bathing and a turbulent inner tube run through part of the town.