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Malad City Idaho Map

Explore Malad City, Idaho, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Malad City, Idaho

How to Use This Malad City, Idaho Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Malad City, Idaho. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Idaho or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Malad City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityMalad City
StateIdaho (ID)
CountyOneida County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Boise)
Latitude42.191587
Longitude-112.250799
Population2,299
Density525.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code83252
Area Code208
County SeatMalad City
School DistrictOneida County School District 351

About Malad City, Idaho

Malad City is a locality in Oneida County, Idaho, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,299. The population density is 525.5 people per km². Malad City is located at 42.1916°N, 112.2508°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Malad City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83252.

Malad City occupies a quiet expanse of high-altitude prairie where the horizon stretches thin and pale under the wide, unencumbered sky of the interior. It lies 48.0 miles south-southeast of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 168°T), and is situated 32.5 miles northwest of Smithfield. Deep Creek cuts a narrow, meandering path through the landscape, its waters carving a subtle depression into the soil that serves as the lifeblood for the surrounding terrain. To the east, the rising timber of Caribou National Forest marks the transition from open range to the denser, shadowed slopes that guard the edge of Maple Hollow. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the distinct, rounded profile of Red Knoll rises against the sky, serving as a silent anchor for the eye in a geography defined by long vistas and the persistent, dry scent of sagebrush. The light here carries a particular sharpness at dusk, turning the stubble of the fields into a muted gold that seems to hold the warmth of the day against the cooling evening air.

Malad City reflects the endurance of early settlers who recognized the agricultural potential of this basin, establishing a rhythm of life dictated by the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the land, with farms and regional industry shaping the daily movements of those who traverse the wide streets. While the proximity to Deep Creek Reservoir provides a point of stillness in the landscape, the primary character of Malad City is found in the steady, unassuming persistence of its people. There is a quiet dignity in the way the local architecture honors the past, with structures that have weathered decades of sharp winters and intense summer sun. Life in Malad City moves with a deliberate pace, unconcerned with the rush of the outside world, favoring instead the deep, familiar connections of a place where the history of the soil is written into the very routines of those who work it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Oneida Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 148° SE
  • Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 1.0 mi, 172° S · 986k acres
  • Weston Reservoir Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 124° SE
  • Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 074° E
  • Curlew National Grassland (National Grassland) — 14.0 mi, 263° W · 48k acres
  • Red Rock Pass (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 042° NE
  • Bear River Massacre Site (Registered Battlefield) — 17.7 mi, 101° E
  • Bear River Massacre Interpretive Center (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 099° E
  • Hirschi's Haunted Hollow (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 109° E
  • Franklin County World War II Memorial (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 109° E
  • Hawkins Reservoir Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 21.9 mi, 350° N
  • Lewiston Community Theatre (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 126° SE
  • Cache National Forest (National Forest) — 27.1 mi, 091° E · 700k acres
  • Mount Naomi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.2 mi, 120° SE · 45k acres
  • Telegraph Lookout (Viewpoint) — 32.0 mi, 088° E
  • The Bull (Public Artwork) — 32.0 mi, 022° N
  • Wellsville Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.2 mi, 165° S · 23k acres
  • Bear River Valley Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 172° S
  • Main St Playhouse (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 172° S
  • Petticoat Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 33.5 mi, 026° NE · 11k acres
  • Prince Gallery (Arts Centre) — 35.6 mi, 143° SE
  • 10th West Scarehouse (Theme Park) — 36.6 mi, 147° SE
  • Minnetonka Cave Tour (Attraction) — 37.4 mi, 100° E
  • Rocket Exhibit (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 195° S
  • Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre (Theatre) — 38.3 mi, 146° SE
  • Jardine Juniper (Attraction) — 41.0 mi, 129° SE
  • Public Shooting Grounds Waterfowl Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 42.1 mi, 183° S
  • Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.3 mi, 182° S · 153k acres
  • Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.2 mi, 090° E · 36k acres
  • Craters Of The Moon National Monument (National Monument) — 58.9 mi, 314° NW · 806k acres

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About This Malad City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Malad City, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.191587, -112.250799. 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 Malad City includes the ZIP code (83252), telephone area code (208), county seat of Oneida County (Malad City), and school district assignment (Oneida County School District 351).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.