Welcome to Atomic City ...

The city of Atomic City is located in Bingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atomic City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Atomic City has a population of 27 people<2> (see below for details).

Atomic City is 5,010 feet [1,527 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Atomic City is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Atomic City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Atomic City: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Atomic City: 83215<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Atomic City had an population of 27 people. This is a decrease of 6.9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Atomic City had a population of 29 people. This makes Atomic City the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29 people, the population of Atomic City increased 16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 25 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Atomic City.

Communities near Atomic City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atomic City.

• Coffee Point
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Point
  • Coffee Point is located in Bingham County
• Aberdeen Junction
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
  • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
• Liberty
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Bingham County
• Butte City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
  • Butte City is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Moreland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Moreland is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <7>
• Pingree
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pingree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree
  • Pingree is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree <7>
• Howe
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Howe is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <7>
• Riverside
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Bingham County
• Springfield
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <7>
• Arco
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
  • Arco is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Atomic City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atomic City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atomic City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atomic City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atomic City. See our Newspapers Page for Atomic City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atomic City ...

Looking for more information about Atomic City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Atomic City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Atomic City.

Adding Atomic City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atomic City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Atomic City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Atomic City post office opened in 1950.

We also found Atomic City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Idaho (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atomic City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atomic City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/