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Owyhee County, Idaho

Owyhee County, Idaho, has 12,661 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Murphy. It uses Mountain Time and covers 7,668 sq mi (19,861 km²) of land.

Boise CityMeridian
Owyhee County in Idaho
Ada CountyCanyon CountyElmore CountyTwin Falls CountyMalheur CountyHomedaleGrand ViewMurphyBruneau
Owyhee County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
12,661
Land area
7,668 sq mi (19,861 km²)
County seat or government
Murphy
Time zone
Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July
Median household income
$64,406 ± $9,360
Median home value
$359,800 ± $31,346
Median rent, with utilities
$821 ± $122
Homes lived in by their owners
72.6% ± 5.0 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Boise City, ID metro areaOutlying county
Water area
28.6 sq mi (74.1 km²)
State
Idaho
County code (FIPS)
16073
Coordinates (central point)
42.572851, -116.189690
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Owyhee County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Mountain TimeAmerica/BoiseUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 8364722,952 people
  2. 8331610,456 people
  3. 836285,006 people
  4. 836414,061 people
  5. 836393,311 people
  6. 836241,349 people
  7. 89832838 people
  8. 97910645 people
  9. 83604583 people
  10. 83627575 people
  11. 83650464 people
  12. 8330235 people

12 ZIP Code areas overlap Owyhee County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Owyhee County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Owyhee County, largest first

  1. Homedale Joint School District 3706,166 people
  2. Marsing Joint School District 3635,863 people
  3. Melba Joint School District 1363,354 people
  4. Glenns Ferry Joint School District 1922,556 people
  5. Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District 3652,322 people
  6. Castleford School District 4171,439 people
  7. Pleasant Valley Elementary School District 364130 people
  8. Three Creek Joint Elementary School District 41635 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Owyhee County, largest first

  1. Duck Valley Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land838 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Homedale, Idaho (city)3,069 people
  2. Marsing, Idaho (city)1,306 people
  3. Grand View, Idaho (city)472 people
  4. Murphy, Idaho (CDP)170 people
  5. Bruneau, Idaho (CDP)82 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Ada County, Idaho61 mi north
  2. Elmore County, Idaho67 mi northeast
  3. Canyon County, Idaho77 mi north
  4. Twin Falls County, Idaho79 mi east
  5. Malheur County, Oregon83 mi northwest
  6. Elko County, Nevada108 mi southeast
  7. Humboldt County, Nevada128 mi southwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.