Boise: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Idaho
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 235,684
• Coordinates: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W
• Time zone: America/Boise (UTC-07:00 standard, UTC-06:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 3,285 km (2,041 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI): 5.7 km (3.5 mi), straight line
• McCall Municipal Airport (MYL): 142 km (88 mi), straight line
• Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN): 154 km (96 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Meridian: 15 km (9 mi)
• Eagle: 15 km (9 mi)
• Kuna: 22 km (14 mi)
• Nampa: 30 km (19 mi)
• Emmett: 37 km (23 mi)

Events

• Gene Harris Jazz Festival: March 2027
• Hyde Park Fair: August 2027