Idaho County, ID

What LandBenchmark can tell you about a parcel in Idaho County — and, just as importantly, what it can't.

Land area
8,477.5
sq mi
Water area
26.1
sq mi
County FIPS
16049
Center
45.850, -115.467

Area and center from the US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer.

Measured terrain around the Idaho County centroid

Centroid elevation
1,302
m (4,272 ft)
Terrain relief
872
m spread (p95−p5, ~20–40 km window)

The county center sits at about 1,302 m above sea level. Elevation across the sampled window spreads 872 m — mountainous terrain by our banding (flat <30 m · gently rolling 30–100 m · hilly 100–300 m · mountainous >300 m). These are county-scale context, not parcel measurements — a specific parcel gets its own slope, flood and usable-acreage readings when analyzed.

Elevation measured 2026-07-21 from the AWS Terrain Tiles (terrarium encoding, z10).

Data available for Idaho County

  • No free owner records. Idaho does not publish a free statewide parcel-and-owner dataset, so LandBenchmark cannot show who owns a parcel in Idaho County. The county assessor's office is the authoritative source. Every measured signal below is unaffected.
  • Legal description — township, range and section from the BLM Public Land Survey System.
  • FEMA flood zones, wetlands, soil survey and NCCPI soil productivity — the federal layers, all free and all available here.
  • 56 measured signals from satellite imagery and public records — slope and usable acreage, observed surface water, vegetation trend, wildfire and seismic hazard, access and neighboring land use. Each one cites its method, its source, and the date it was observed.

LandBenchmark has no listings and does not know what is for sale in Idaho County. It analyses a parcel you point it at. It is an automated Phase-1 desk screen, not a survey, a flood determination, or a substitute for on-site inspection.

Common questions about land in Idaho County

Can I see who owns a parcel in Idaho County?

Not from free data — Idaho does not publish a free statewide parcel-ownership dataset, and LandBenchmark does not buy broker data. The Idaho County assessor's office is the authoritative source; every measured signal is unaffected.

How hilly is Idaho County?

Around the county center, measured elevation spreads 872 m across a ~20–40 km window — mountainous terrain by our banding. Individual parcels vary: a report measures the actual slope and usable acreage of the parcel you point it at.

What can LandBenchmark measure for a parcel in Idaho County?

56 measured signals, each cited with source and observation date: FEMA flood zone plus surface water observed in multi-year imagery, USFWS wetlands, USDA soil survey and productivity, slope and usable acreage, wildfire and seismic hazard, access and surroundings. What a satellite cannot verify — title, zoning, perc results, water rights — goes on a human-verify checklist naming the Idaho County offices that can.

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