Mud Lake, Idaho

About Mud Lake

Set in the eastern part of Idaho, Mud Lake is a tiny community, home to 359 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Mud Lake holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.14 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,564 residents per square mile.

📰 Mud Lake News Today

• Elaine Withers Obituary Jun 3, 2026 Flamm Funeral Home · Jun 3
• Lawson Ray Bare Obituary Apr 25, 2026 Wood Funeral Home & Crematory · Apr 25
• David Don Burtenshaw Obituary Jun 3, 2026 Eckersell Funeral Home · Jun 3
• Pheasant hunters descend on the shore of Mud Lake East Idaho News · Nov 22
• Mud Lake Water Users provides water for farmers, benefits east Idaho crops - BYU-Idaho BYU-Idaho · Sep 2

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What Makes Mud Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Mud Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• Positioned in eastern Idaho, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

🏫 Schools in Mud Lake

• TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WEST JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
• WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

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

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