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Lava Hot Springs, ID

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Population
374
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
5,001 ft
Median Home Value
$316,700
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$870/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IdahoPopulation rankingHighest population places in IdahoNearest larger communityPocatello, Idaho29 miles away · 58,771 residents.

About Lava Hot Springs

Lava Hot Springs is a city along the Portneuf River in eastern Bannock County, Idaho, United States. The 2020 census counted 358 residents. Lava Hot Springs is part of the Pocatello, Idaho metropolitan area. Lava Hot Springs is located in the mountainous valley of the Portneuf River on the old route of the Oregon Trail. The short version is that Lava Hot Springs carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Lava Hot Springs: its past remains attached to the places people use now.

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Lower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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