Hazelton Idaho Map

About Hazelton, Idaho

Hazelton is a locality in Jerome County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 803. The population density is 861.2 people per km². Hazelton is located at 42.5963°N, 114.1361°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Hazelton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83335.

Hazelton occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouettes of unseen mountain ranges. It lies 16.7 miles east of Twin Falls, ID (from Twin Falls, ID: bearing 82°T), and is situated 18.0 miles west-northwest of Burley. The earth here is defined by a rigorous, high-desert clarity, where the light at dusk turns the sagebrush to a muted, dusty violet and casts long shadows from Hazelton Butte. Nearby, the quiet waters of Wilson Lake Reservoir offer a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic, mechanical pulse of irrigation, while the modest flow of Lateral C-14 cuts through the dry soil like a deliberate, life-giving vein. The air carries the scent of turned earth and dry grasses, maintaining a crisp, thin quality that clarifies the senses and makes every distant fence line stand out with startling precision.

Hazelton remains anchored to the rhythms of the soil, a place where the economy is written in the deep furrows of potato fields and the steady industry of agricultural production. History here is kept in the quiet maintenance of the land, with the Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area providing a sanctuary that keeps the wilder, scrub-covered character of the plains intact against the encroaching geometry of modern farming. Life in Hazelton moves with the slow, predictable gravity of the seasons, demanding a certain stoicism from those who work the irrigation lines or manage the seasonal harvests. It is a locality of sparse beauty and functional purpose, where the wide, open sky dictates the pace of the day and the enduring patience of the people who call the high plains home.

About This Hazelton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hazelton, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.5963, -114.13614. 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 Hazelton includes the ZIP code (83335), telephone area code (208), county seat of Jerome County (Jerome), and school district assignment (Valley School District 262).

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.