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Mountain Home AFB, Idaho

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Mountain Home AFB, Idaho

Mountain Home Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States. Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County, the base is twelve miles (20 km) southwest of Mountain Home, which is forty miles (65 km) southeast of Boise via Interstate 84.

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About Mountain Home AFB

Set in the southern part of Idaho, Mountain Home AFB is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Mountain Home AFB is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.97 square miles.

What Makes Mountain Home AFB Unique

  • The only place in America named Mountain Home AFB — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • Positioned in southern Idaho, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mountain Home AFB

  • Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservatio · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mountain Home AFB

  • STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

StateIdaho
TypeCDP
Population (2024)
Land area9.97 sq mi
Coordinates43.0492, -115.8659

🗺️ Map of Mountain Home AFB