Parma Idaho Map

About Parma, Idaho

Parma is a locality in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,096. The population density is 748.6 people per km². Parma is located at 43.7852°N, 116.9432°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Parma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83660.

Parma occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the high desert plain, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the silhouette of Brown Butte rising in the distance. It lies 15.3 miles west-northwest of Caldwell, ID (from Caldwell, ID: bearing 304°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-southeast of Nyssa. The Parma Drain cuts a persistent, utilitarian line through the landscape, acting as a quiet artery for the surrounding fields that define the regional character. During the height of the summer, the air carries a dry, parched clarity, and the light at dusk settles over the earth with a pale, amber intensity that makes the sagebrush glow a dusty silver. Residents often gather at Parma Swimming Pool Park, a local space that provides a cooling reprieve from the heat of the plains. To the southwest, the terrain folds into the subtle, arid depressions of Mammen Gulch, while the water of Lake Owyhee remains a distant, quiet presence on the periphery of the vast, arid expanse.

Agriculture serves as the quiet engine of Parma, rooted in the cultivation of the soil and the steady rhythm of the growing seasons. The economy reflects a long tradition of labor and patience, where the output of the fields dictates the pace of the calendar and the color of the seasons as they shift from green to the muted browns of autumn. History here is written in the irrigation ditches and the steady endurance of the homesteads that first claimed the land, establishing a culture defined by self-reliance and an unwavering connection to the earth. Life in Parma moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, indifferent to the hurried pressures of the wider world. Whether tending to crops or maintaining the routines of daily commerce, the people observe a life shaped by the constraints and the quiet beauty of the high desert, where the wind across the plains serves as the only constant voice.

About This Parma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parma, Idaho. Coordinates: 43.785162, -116.943209. 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 Parma includes the ZIP code (83660), telephone area code (208), county seat of Canyon County (Caldwell), and school district assignment (Parma School District 137).

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.