Clayton Idaho Map

About Clayton, Idaho

Clayton is a locality in Custer County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 10. The population density is 60.3 people per km². Clayton is located at 44.2592°N, 114.3831°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Clayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83227.

Clayton occupies a rugged stretch of terrain where the landscape tilts toward the persistent, cold pulse of the Salmon River. It lies 100.2 miles east-northeast of Boise, ID (from Boise, ID: bearing 63°T), and is situated 51.3 miles north of Hailey. The light here arrives thin and sharp, clarifying the sagebrush and the exposed earth of the nearby Povert Flat before catching on the distant, jagged teeth of the Sawtooth Range on the horizon. Within the protected boundaries of the Main Salmon River, the environment remains defined by the interplay of stone and rushing water, a place where the air carries the dry, resinous scent of high-desert scrub and the cooling influence of the riverbed. Thirteen miles away, the quiet basin of Crater Lake holds a stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic erosion of the canyon walls surrounding the valley floor.

Clayton emerged from the ambitions of mining, where the earth was probed for silver and lead, leaving behind a legacy of abandoned shafts and the persistent grit of prospectors. While the economy has shifted away from the feverish extraction of the past, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the terrain, marked by a quiet independence and the seasonal labor of those who work the land. The presence of the Main Salmon River continues to dictate the pace, serving as both a corridor for movement and a reminder of the raw, unyielding nature of the mountain west. Residents navigate a daily existence that favors the pragmatic over the ornamental, finding a specific, steady comfort in the isolation of a landscape that demands attention and respect in equal measure.

About This Clayton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clayton, Idaho. Coordinates: 44.259202, -114.383108. 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 Clayton includes the ZIP code (83227), telephone area code (208), county seat of Custer County (Challis), and school district assignment (Challis Joint School District 181).

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.