Downey Idaho Map

About Downey, Idaho

Downey is a locality in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 571. The population density is 225.4 people per km². Downey is located at 42.4285°N, 112.1244°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Downey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83234.

Downey occupies a stretch of high, sage-dusted earth where the horizon pulls wide and empty against the pale, thin sky of the Mountain West. It lies 34.7 miles south-southeast of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 152°T), and is situated 17.6 miles north-northeast of Malad City. Marsh Creek meanders through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by a subtle shift in the vegetation where grasses thicken and deepen in color. To the east, the rugged silhouette of Cottonwood Peak stands as a sentinel over the arid plains, while the distant, shadowed folds of Mines Canyon suggest the slow, persistent work of erosion across the basin. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, carrying the scent of dry earth and sun-baked bunchgrass that persists long after the light has begun to fail, painting the fields in shades of ochre and bruised violet.

Downey maintains a quiet constancy, rooted in an economy that draws its strength from the cycles of the soil and the endurance of its residents. The nearby expanse of Caribou National Forest offers a vast, forested backdrop to a life defined by the seasonal rhythms of agriculture and the steady, unadorned labor of the high desert. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the waters of Deep Creek Reservoir wait in the distance, a singular point of stillness in the rugged topography. Life in Downey moves with the deliberative pace of a place that understands the gravity of the seasons, where the persistence of human effort is measured against the immense, quiet indifference of the surrounding terrain.

About This Downey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Downey, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.42853, -112.124407. 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 Downey includes the ZIP code (83234), telephone area code (208), county seat of Bannock County (Pocatello), and school district assignment (Marsh Valley Joint School District 21).

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.