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Filer
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Filer
Total population
2,925
Median home value
$247,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$64,671
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Fire Weather Watch · SevereFire Weather Watch issued September 17 at 1:42PM MDT until September 18 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Filer (FĪ-ler) is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, Filer had a population of 2,738. Filer is located just west of the intersection of U.S. Routes 93 and 30.
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History
The city of Filer was named after Walter G. Filer, who served as general manager of the Twin Falls Water and Land Company. The city was established in 1906 as the terminus of the Oregon Short Line branch of Twin Falls. Walter Filer was a mining engineer and surveyor from Sharon, Pennsylvania, who supervised the construction of the Milner diversion dam on the Snake River. Since 1916, the City of Filer has been the home of the Twin Falls County Fair and Rodeo (Magic Valley Stampede).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Filer, ID from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves3,504
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves3,441
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves3,427
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves3,144
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,808
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves2,374
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,277
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,119
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · TWIN FALLS · 1,409 students · 19.8:1 ratio
- TWIN FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · TWIN FALLS · 1,286 students · 20.7:1 ratio
- VERA C O'LEARY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · TWIN FALLS · 783 students · 21.8:1 ratio
- ROBERT STUART MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · TWIN FALLS · 765 students · 20.1:1 ratio
- XAVIER CHARTER SCHOOLOther · TWIN FALLS · 672 students · 20.4:1 ratio
- ROCK CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · TWIN FALLS · 668 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- SOUTH HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · TWIN FALLS · 625 students · 17.4:1 ratio
- PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARYElementary · TWIN FALLS · 607 students · 18.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.68 — 2026-04-2732 km SW of Jackpot, Nevada
- M 3 — 2010-07-2247 km NE of Owyhee, Nevada
- M 2.8 — 2002-02-0631 km N of Glenns Ferry, Idaho
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Idaho
- Twin Falls7.4 mi away · pop. 54,164
- Buhl8.1 mi away · pop. 4,673
- Jerome11.5 mi away · pop. 12,930
- Kimberly12.2 mi away · pop. 5,111
- Castleford13.9 mi away · pop. 183
- Hollister14.7 mi away · pop. 347
- Wendell15.3 mi away · pop. 2,981
- Hansen15.7 mi away · pop. 1,225
- Eden20.4 mi away · pop. 421
- Hagerman22.8 mi away · pop. 1,276
- Murtaugh23.2 mi away · pop. 129
- Hazelton24 mi away · pop. 977
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Filer
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Buckhorn 2, Cassia, IdahoWildfires · 2026-10-10 · 30 mi
- Wildfire Shale Butte, Lincoln, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 47 mi
- Wildfire North Heglar, Cassia, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-19 · 77 mi
- Wildfire Forleen, Elko, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 80 mi
- Wildfire California Creek, Elko, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 85 mi
- Prescribed Fire Bartlett Creek RX, Custer, IdahoWildfires · 2026-10-06 · 94 mi
- Wildfire Oxley, Elko, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 97 mi
- Wildfire CROOKED, Boise, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-18 · 100 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-16 09:45 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET