Franklin Idaho Map

About Franklin, Idaho

Franklin is a locality in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,025. The population density is 304.0 people per km². Franklin is located at 42.0135°N, 111.8072°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83237.

Franklin stretches across the high, quiet expanse of the valley floor, where the silver ribbon of the Cub River cuts a persistent path through the sagebrush and silt. It lies 12.2 miles north of Smithfield, UT (from Smithfield, UT: bearing 6°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-southeast of Preston. The air here holds a distinct, brittle clarity, sharpening the silhouette of Little Mountain as it rises a solitary mile to the east. Beyond the immediate periphery, the landscape shifts into the rugged, shadowed folds of Oxkiller Canyon, a stark reminder of the geological violence that once shaped this basin. When the sun retreats behind the western horizon, the light catches the dust motes above the fields, turning the sky a bruised violet that spills over the dry, inland plains until the stars emerge with a cold, unrelenting brilliance.

Settlers arrived in Franklin with the intent to carve a life from the stubborn soil, establishing a legacy of agrarian endurance that persists in the rhythm of the current economy. The proximity to the Cache National Forest provides a verdant contrast to the tilled earth, where farmers continue to organize their seasons around the cycle of irrigation and harvest. Life in Franklin maintains a measured pace, defined by the seasonal weight of the work and the quietude of a landscape that demands respect for its scale. Residents often look toward the horizon where the land meets the sky, finding a sense of permanence in the steady, unchanging flow of the river that has witnessed the slow transformation of this high desert territory.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.013538, -111.807169. 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 Franklin includes the ZIP code (83237), telephone area code (208), county seat of Franklin County (Preston), and school district assignment (Preston Joint School District 201).

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.