Gannett Idaho Map

About Gannett, Idaho

Gannett is a locality in Blaine County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 174. The population density is 25.6 people per km². Gannett is located at 43.3521°N, 114.1677°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83313.

Gannett remains a quiet study in the persistence of sagebrush and the clarity of the high desert air. It lies 47.2 miles north-northeast of Jerome, ID (from Jerome, ID: bearing 21°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southeast of Bellevue. The landscape surrounding Gannett is defined by the steady, unpretentious flow of Loving Creek, which carves a modest path through the earth, offering a ribbon of moisture to the otherwise parched, straw-colored grasses of the plains. To the west, the sharp, singular profile of Skeeter Point rises against the horizon like a weathered sentinel, while the expansive, flattened reach of Jasper Flats stretches out in a silent, sun-baked sprawl. The light here at dusk holds a particular, thin quality, turning the expanse of the basin into a deepening shade of violet that seems to swallow the distant, jagged outlines of the earth, leaving only the sound of wind moving through the dry stalks.

Agriculture and the rhythms of the land have long dictated the pace of life in Gannett, where the memory of early rail-era ambitions remains visible in the sparse, functional architecture that dots the local landscape. The influence of the Idaho Department of Lands is felt in the stewardship of the surrounding acreage, ensuring that the wilder, scrub-covered edges of the territory retain their character against the encroachment of modern industry. While the nearby Little Wood River Reservoir serves as a rare, still reflection of the sky for those who venture away from the main thoroughfares, the true identity of Gannett is found in the slow, seasonal work of the fields and the way the shadows lengthen across the dust. It is a place where the history of the region is not held in grand monuments, but in the enduring, calloused relationship between the residents and the stubborn, beautiful soil.

About This Gannett Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gannett, Idaho. Coordinates: 43.352097, -114.167689. 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 Gannett includes the ZIP code (83313), telephone area code (208), county seat of Blaine County (Hailey), and school district assignment (Blaine County School District 61).

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.