Welcome to Rexburg ...

The city of Rexburg is located in Madison County<1> and is the County Seat for Madison County.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rexburg has a population of 29,627 people<2> (see below for details).

Rexburg is 4,860 feet [1,481 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rexburg is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Rexburg: (208) and (986)<4>

The ZIP codes for Rexburg: 83440-83441, 83460<5>

Websites for Rexburg ...

Official Website:   www.ci.rexburg.id.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rexcc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rexburg had an population of 29,627 people. This is an increase of 16.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 71.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rexburg had a population of 25,484 people (which is 67.89% of the total population of Madison County). This makes Rexburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Rexburg represents 1.63% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,484 people, the population of Rexburg increased 47.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,257 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rexburg.

Communities Also Named Rexburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rexburg - they are located in Mississippi and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rexburg.

Communities near Rexburg ...

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

• Rigby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
  • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <6>
• Saint Anthony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
  • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <6>
• Ucon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
  • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <6>
• Menan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <6>
• Teton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
  • Teton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <6>
• Ririe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
  • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <6>
• Roberts
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <6>
• Lewisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <6>
• Newdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
  • Newdale is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newdale <6>
• Parker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <6>

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 Rexburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rexburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rexburg. 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 Rexburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rexburg. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rexburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rexburg ...

Looking for more information about Rexburg? 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 Rexburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rexburg.

Adding Rexburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rexburg 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 Rexburg was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Rexburg mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rexburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rexburg: www.ci.rexburg.id.us/

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.id.us/

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