Bliss Idaho Map

About Bliss, Idaho

Bliss is a locality in Gooding County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 135.0 people per km². Bliss is located at 42.9268°N, 114.9495°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Bliss is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83314.

Bliss anchors itself to the high, dry expanse of the Snake River plain, where the horizon stretches out in shades of muted sage and sun-bleached basalt. It lies 25.9 miles west-northwest of Jerome, ID (from Jerome, ID: bearing 303°T), and is situated 12.0 miles west of Gooding. The land here is defined by a rigorous, hard-edged clarity, as if the air itself has been scrubbed clean by the winds that sweep across the open scrubland. Only a mile away, the Snake River carves a dark, insistent path through the earth, a constant presence that provides a cool, shadowed contrast to the heat radiating from the volcanic plains. To the north, the solitary profile of Pioneer Butte rises against the sky like a silent sentinel, while the protected expanse of the Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area ensures that the surrounding terrain remains a sanctuary for the resilient grasses and stubborn flora of the high desert.

Bliss maintains an economy deeply rooted in the rhythms of the earth, where the cycle of the seasons dictates the pace of labor and the quiet persistence of the day. The influence of the nearby Tuana Gulch and the presence of Bliss Reservoir two miles distant underscore a landscape governed by the careful management of water in a thirsty climate. History here is written in the endurance of those who cultivate the soil and the legacy of the Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area, which frames the locality as a place of deliberate conservation amid working agricultural fields. Life in Bliss moves with a measured, intentional gravity, reflecting a culture that finds its satisfaction in the quiet observation of light shifting across the plains and the steady, unadorned labor that keeps the region anchored to its purpose.

About This Bliss Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bliss, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.926846, -114.949506. 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 Bliss includes the ZIP code (83314), telephone area code (208), county seat of Gooding County (Gooding), and school district assignment (Bliss Joint School District 234).

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.