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About Atomic City
Atomic City is a small community in Bingham County. The 2020 Census counted 41 people. It sits at about 5,000 feet, 39 miles west of Idaho Falls in a straight line.
Places listed for this area include Experimental Breeder Reactor I and Big Southern Butte.
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Cost of living
Atomic City is outside the Idaho metros with a 2024 federal price figure, so this uses the Idaho statewide level. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $95.49 here, under the U.S. average by 4.5%.
Open the calculatorServices for Atomic City
All servicesDMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Atomic City.
- Blackfoot · Vehicles
501 N Maple Blackfoot, ID 83221-1700 #305
(208) 782-3031 · Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Aberdeen · Vehicles
33 N Main Aberdeen, ID 83210-0190 PO Box 190
(208) 397-4161 · Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Shelley · Vehicles
101 S Emerson Shelley, ID 83274-1252
(208) 357-3390 · Mon. - Thur. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Blackfoot · Driver's licenses
501 N Maple Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 782-3041 · Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM
No natural gas utility on the official town lists names Atomic City.
Allergy ratings in Atomic City
What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.
Spring trees
March to June
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in AprilEarly-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Late May to early JulyFall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in SeptemberWildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Low
Rating: Low, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 2 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 9 (2021).
Regional rating. Atomic City has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Twin Falls station in the Magic Valley, 103 miles away.
How these ratings are worked out
Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.
Spring trees, Moderate. Twin Falls NAB station, 757 counted days in 2003 to 2024: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 54 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 125 or more.
Early-summer grass, High. No grass counts are published for Twin Falls. The Treasure Valley figure is used: the same Snake River Plain, and Twin Falls tree and weed counts match Boise's pattern. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.
Fall weeds and sagebrush, High. Twin Falls NAB station, 536 counted days in 2004 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 71 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 114 or more.
Wildfire smoke, Low. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Bingham County has no EPA monitor, so this uses Bonneville County, 37 miles away. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).
Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.
Sources
- National Allergy Bureau daily pollen counts, CDC release 2003 to 2024 (Boise, Twin Falls, Coeur d'Alene stations)
- NAB pollen level bands (grains per cubic meter)
- The Allergy Group, Boise: Southwest Idaho pollen seasons (clinic counts since 1971)
- EPA AirData: annual AQI by county
Today
Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.
Map of Atomic City
Parks, trails and things to do
All of IdahoPlaces in and around Atomic City, nearest first: everything tied to Atomic City plus anything within 15 miles of town.
Things to do
Peaks
- 11 mi
Museums
- 11 mi
Parks
- Cedar Butte Wilderness Study Areanature reserve7.7 mi
- China Cup Butte Wilderness Study Areanature reserve18 mi
Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.
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