Letha Idaho Map
Letha, Idaho — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Letha, Gem County.
Interactive Map of Letha, Idaho
| City | Letha |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Gem |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 43.894331 |
| Longitude | -116.647641 |
| Population | 109 |
| Density | 483.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Letha, Idaho
Letha is a locality in Gem County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 109. The population density is 483.7 people per km². Letha is located at 43.8943°N, 116.6476°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83636.
Letha, Gem County, Idaho, rests in a wide basin where the valley floor, a patchwork of cultivated fields, begins its gentle ascent towards the rugged shoulders of surrounding mountains. It lies 16.1 miles north of Caldwell, ID (from Caldwell, ID: bearing 7°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Emmett. The air here, even in the midday sun, carries a crispness, a subtle scent of dry grasses and distant pine, a testament to the high desert climate. Long shadows begin to stretch across the land as evening approaches, painting the undulating terrain in hues of ochre and muted violet, and the quiet hum of irrigation systems is the dominant sound, a low thrumming beneath the vast, open sky that seems to hold the silence of ages. The story of Letha is deeply intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of the valley, where generations have coaxed sustenance from this dry earth, primarily through the cultivation of potatoes and hay. This hardy spirit of the early settlers, who carved a life out of the raw landscape, still echoes in the unpretentious character of the place. While the wider region has seen shifts in its economic drivers, Letha maintains a connection to its agrarian roots, a quiet industriousness that defines its present. The nearby Owyhee River, a ribbon of life cutting through the arid expanses, has historically been the lifeblood, shaping the settlement patterns and the very rhythm of daily existence in Letha.
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About This Letha Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Letha, Idaho with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Letha and Gem County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Letha is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Letha is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
