Bancroft Idaho Map

About Bancroft, Idaho

Bancroft is a locality in Caribou County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 299. The population density is 189.6 people per km². Bancroft is located at 42.7202°N, 111.8858°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Bancroft is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83217.

Bancroft anchors itself to a high, arid expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a pale, expansive sky. It lies 30.2 miles east-southeast of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 110°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west-northwest of Soda Springs. The land here is defined by a rigorous, honest geometry of sagebrush and wide-reaching fields that shift in color from the dusty green of midsummer to the brittle, pale gold of harvest. To the west, the sharp, isolated silhouette of Petticoat Peak interrupts the skyline, while the land dips into the quiet, dry reaches of North Canyon. Squaw Creek winds its way through the nearby landscape, a slender, persistent ribbon of water that offers a cool contrast to the sun-baked prairie. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Alexander Reservoir hold the reflection of passing clouds, grounding the territory in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Bancroft grew from the necessity of the rail line, serving as a vital node for the farmers and ranchers who coaxed a living from the stubborn, fertile soil of the Idaho Department of Lands. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the seasons, rooted in the cultivation of grain and the steady, unpretentious labor of agriculture that defines the daily lives of its residents. History is written not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the grain elevators and the weathered fences that divide the open range. Life in Bancroft moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the primary clock is the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, and where the air carries the faint, dry scent of soil and distance. The community maintains a quiet resilience, existing as a functional, enduring outpost in the vast, open space of the interior West.

About This Bancroft Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bancroft, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.720196, -111.88579. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bancroft includes the ZIP code (83217), telephone area code (208), county seat of Caribou County (Soda Springs), and school district assignment (North Gem School District 149).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.