Ririe Idaho Map

About Ririe, Idaho

Ririe is a locality in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 667. The population density is 495.2 people per km². Ririe is located at 43.6319°N, 111.7736°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Ririe is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 83443, 83442.

Ririe occupies a quiet expanse of high-desert prairie where the land lifts into sagebrush-covered hills under a wide, unblinking sky. It lies 13.4 miles south of Rexburg, ID (from Rexburg, ID: bearing 177°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-southeast of Rigby. Beyond the modest grid of streets, the terrain yields to the rugged contours of Kelly Canyon, while the clear, cold flow of the South Branch Harrison Canal cuts a sharp, dark line through the dusty earth. The air here carries a dry, crisp edge, especially at dusk when the light flattens against the slope of Kelly Mountain, turning the gray-green scrub to a bruised, violet hue. Nearby, the Snake River Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves a sliver of the wilder, untamed landscape, grounding the periphery of the settlement in a silence that feels older than the asphalt roads.

Ririe emerged from the necessity of agriculture, its rhythm dictated by the harvest cycles of the surrounding fields that stretch toward the distant horizon. The local economy remains tethered to the soil and the complex irrigation networks that sustain the verdant patches of crops amid the arid plains. Water diverted from the South Branch Harrison Canal serves as the lifeblood of the local industry, turning parched ground into productive acreage that defines the livelihoods of those who remain. Recreation flows toward the Ririe Reservoir, a man-made basin that provides a necessary stillness and a gathering point during the heat of the summer months. Life in Ririe maintains a deliberate, measured pace, defined by the seasonal shifts of the Mountain West and a quiet stoicism that prefers the company of the open range to the clamor of the outside world.

About This Ririe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ririe, Idaho. Coordinates: 43.631858, -111.773575. 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 Ririe includes the ZIP code (83443, 83442), telephone area code (208), county seat of Jefferson County (Rigby), and school district assignment (Ririe Joint School District 252).

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.