Melba

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Melba

Total population

617

Median home value

$301,200

9.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$45,750

Melba$46k

National$74k

Founded

1912

Air quality index

33Good

Elevation813 m

Land area1.03 km²

Weather35°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates43.37°, -116.53°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Melba is a village in Canyon County, Idaho. The population was 572 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 513 in 2010. It is part of the Boise metropolitan area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Melba, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Idaho

• Murphy
  11.2 mi away · pop. 170
• Kuna
  12.3 mi away · pop. 27,158
• Nampa
  14.7 mi away · pop. 117,346
• Meridian
  17.7 mi away · pop. 139,736
• Marsing
  18.4 mi away · pop. 1,306
• Caldwell
  19.9 mi away · pop. 73,092
• Boise City
  21.7 mi away · pop. 237,959
• Star
  22.6 mi away · pop. 14,745
• Garden City
  23.6 mi away · pop. 12,654
• Middleton
  23.7 mi away · pop. 10,649
• Eagle
  24 mi away · pop. 32,855
• Greenleaf
  25.2 mi away · pop. 1,482

Browse all places in Idaho →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Melba

Surplus list for nurserymen and dealers only

Melba Nursery · 1927

[Price list of nursery stock]

Melba Nursery · 1922

Surplus list

Melba Nursery · 1926

Temporal realities and eternal possibilities

Alyn Brown Andrus · 2007

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

State of Mind Collection · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire FLINT, Owyhee, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 37 mi
• Wildfire CROOKED, Boise, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-18 · 59 mi
• Wildfire MUSTANG, Malheur, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 67 mi
• Wildfire California Creek, Elko, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 111 mi
• Wildfire Calico, Humboldt, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 112 mi
• Prescribed Fire Wolf A RX, Grant, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-09-24 · 121 mi
• Wildfire McCulley, Baker, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 133 mi
• Wildfire Shale Butte, Lincoln, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 138 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Seen 2026-09-20

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Seen 2026-09-16

Western Pygmy-Blue

Brephidium exilis

Seen 2026-09-07

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-07

Elm Leaf Beetle

Xanthogaleruca luteola

Seen 2026-09-06

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Seen 2026-09-06

Bubble-gall tephritid

Aciurina trixa

Seen 2026-09-05

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

Seen 2026-08-26

Striped Whipsnake

Masticophis taeniatus

Seen 2026-08-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).