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City in Idaho, United States
372Population
0.4 sq miArea
1,821 ftElevation

Riggins is a city in the western United States in Idaho County, Idaho. Nestled deep in a canyon at the confluence of the Salmon and Little Salmon rivers in west central Idaho, it is approximately 150 highway miles (240 km) north of Boise, and 120 highway miles (190 km) south-southeast of Lewiston. The elevation is 1,821 feet (555 m) above sea level, and its population was 372 at the 2020 census. U.S. Route 95, the only highway for the state connecting the Panhandle to the south, runs through Riggins as Main Street. Along this route, Riggins is the most northwestern town in the Mountain time zone; Pacific time begins just north of the city, across the Salmon River.

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ZIP code83549
Area code208
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$348K▲ 4.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Riggins home is worth about $348,000, up 4.5% in a year, 27% below the Idaho typical home.

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School Grade C

The public schools Riggins’s kids attend trail 73% of Idaho’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictSALMON RIVER JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools2

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