Melba Idaho Map

About Melba, Idaho

Melba is a locality in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 572. The population density is 552.1 people per km². Melba is located at 43.3754°N, 116.5290°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Melba is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83641.

Melba manifests as a quiet intersection of high-desert plains and meticulously managed agricultural rows, where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 9.7 miles southwest of Kuna, ID (from Kuna, ID: bearing 214°T), and is situated 11.5 miles south of Nampa. The Waldvogel Canal carves a steady, purposeful line through the landscape, providing a vital artery for the fields that define the horizon. To the east, the elevation shifts toward the prominence of McElroy Butte, a grounding silhouette against the vast, clear light of the Idaho afternoon. The Idaho Department of Lands maintains a presence that anchors the surrounding acreage, ensuring the sagebrush and bunchgrass remain as much a part of the identity of Melba as the irrigation works themselves. Here, the air carries a dry, crisp clarity, sharpening the edges of the distant, hazy peaks that mark the boundary of the world.

History in Melba resides in the steady labor of the soil and the persistent cultivation of a life amidst the arid expanse. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the movement of trucks and the quiet focus of those who work the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the terrain stretches toward the Con Shea Basin, a reminder of the immense, geological scale of the region. Those seeking the cooling presence of water look toward Lake Lowell, which offers a change of pace from the dusty, sun-bleached intensity of the local plains. Life proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned simplicity, marked by the changing colors of the crops and the long, amber shadows that stretch out as the day dissolves into the cooling twilight.

About This Melba Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Melba, Idaho. Coordinates: 43.37544, -116.529012. 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 Melba includes the ZIP code (83641), telephone area code (208), county seat of Canyon County (Caldwell), and school district assignment (Melba Joint School District 136).

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.