Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho | |
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Downtown Twin Falls in 2016 | |
| Motto: People Serving People | |
Location of Twin Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 114°28′50″W / 42.57222°N 114.48056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Twin Falls |
| Incorporated | April 12, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Ruth Pierce |
| • Vice Mayor | Jason Brown |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.47 sq mi (50.43 km2) |
| • Land | 19.36 sq mi (50.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.30 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,730 ft (1,140 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51,807 |
• Estimate (2022) | 54,300 |
| • Density | 2,593.49/sq mi (1,001.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 83301 (street addresses) 83303 (PO Boxes) |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-82810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412120 |
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| Website | http://www.tfid.org |
Twin Falls is the county seat of and the largest city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The city had a population of 51,807 as of the 2020 census. 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.