Where is Shoshone, Idaho?

Shoshone is in Lincoln County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Dietrich (7.3 mi), Richfield (15 mi), Gooding (16 mi).

What is the population of Shoshone, Idaho?

Shoshone has a population of about 1,757 (U.S. Census).

Are there jobs in Shoshone, Idaho?

There are 1 open jobs listed in Shoshone on Treasure Idaho, from 1 local employers.

What schools are in Shoshone, Idaho?

Shoshone has 4 operating public schools in Shoshone Joint District, including High Desert, Shoshone Elementary School, Shoshone High School, Shoshone Middle School.

What parks are in Shoshone, Idaho?

Shoshone has 2 parks, including Little Drops Recreation Area, Mary L Gooding Memorial Park.

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Shoshone, Idaho

Lincoln County1,757 people

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About Shoshone

Shoshone is a city in Lincoln County, where it is the county seat. About 1,757 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 4,000 feet, 26 miles north of Twin Falls in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Richard Arthur Olsen Museum of Natural History and Big Drops.

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Cost of living

Shoshone 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%.

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Public schools in Shoshone

All 4

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

High Desert
Shoshone Joint District · 6-12
23 students
Shoshone Elementary School
Shoshone Joint District · PK-5
234 students · 18 students per teacher
Shoshone High School
Shoshone Joint District · 9-12
143 students · 14.3 students per teacher
Shoshone Middle School
Shoshone Joint District · 6-8
115 students · 14.4 students per teacher

Services for Shoshone

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DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Shoshone.

Shoshone · Driver's licenses
115 West A St Shoshone, ID 83352 Suite S
· Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Shoshone · Vehicles
111 West B St. Ste A Shoshone, ID 83352-5364
· Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:45 PM

Intermountain Gas · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Allergy ratings in Shoshone

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 April
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Late May to early July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in September
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 3.4 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 7 (2021).

Regional rating. Shoshone has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Twin Falls station in the Magic Valley, 26 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, Moderate. 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. Lincoln County has no EPA monitor, so this uses Twin Falls County, 33 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.

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

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Parks in Shoshone

2 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Little Drops Recreation Area
Mary L Gooding Memorial Park

Parks, trails and things to do

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Things to do

Waterfalls

Big Dropswaterfall
1.6 mi
Little Dropswaterfall
3.1 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.