Paris Idaho Map

About Paris, Idaho

Paris is a locality in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 541. The population density is 59.9 people per km². Paris is located at 42.2271°N, 111.4010°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Paris is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83261.

Paris emerges from the high-altitude landscape as a collection of sturdy, red-brick structures that defy the thin, biting air of the Mountain West. It lies 34.8 miles northeast of Smithfield, UT (from Smithfield, UT: bearing 39°T), and is situated 8.4 miles southwest of Montpelier. Paris Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its cold waters providing a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the quiet streets to the earth. To the east, the rugged silhouette of Paris Peak dominates the skyline, casting long, violet shadows across the valley floor as the sun dips behind the incline. The nearby Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge maintains a vast, marshy stillness where the light shifts from brilliant gold to a bruised, metallic gray, reflecting the isolation of a region where the horizon feels both infinite and profoundly heavy.

Paris carries the indelible mark of its nineteenth-century pioneers, men and women who sought shelter in the shadow of Paris Canyon and laid foundations with local clay. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the hard-won yields of regional agriculture, a way of life that demands a persistent, quiet endurance from those who remain. Visitors occasionally pass through on their way to Bear Lake, yet the character of the place persists in its internal focus, defined by the stark architecture of the tabernacle that rises above the rooftops like a sentinel of brick. Life in Paris moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary labor is the maintenance of heritage and the silent, daily observation of the changing clouds over the valley.

About This Paris Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Paris, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.227149, -111.40104. 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 Paris includes the ZIP code (83261), telephone area code (208), county seat of Bear Lake County (Paris), and school district assignment (Bear Lake County School District 33).

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.