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Atomic City is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The population was 41 at the 2020 census, up from 29 in 2010.

Atomic City overview:
Name:	Atomic City
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Idaho
County:	Bingham County
Elevation:	5,013 ft (1,528 m)
Total Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km²)
Land Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	41
Population Density:	512.5/sq mi (131.33/km²)
ZIP code:	83215
FIPS code:	1603970
GNISfeature ID:	0397396

Online Interactive Map

Atomic City online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Atomic City was called “Midway” until 1950, as it is halfway between the towns of Blackfoot and Arco (home of Experimental Breeder Reactor I, the world’s first electricity-generating nuclear power plant). Atomic City had a larger population when the neighboring Idaho National Laboratory site was newer, known as the “National Reactor Testing Station” until 1975.

There is one store and one bar in Atomic City; the store no longer sells gasoline, due to new laws pertaining to its underground gas tanks. Most of the people who were raised in the town are now deceased, and many of the current residents are retired. There is an RV park on the south end of town with full hook-ups, and stock car races are held in the summer.

Atomic City Road Map

Atomic City Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.11 square miles (0.28 km), all of it land.

Atomic City is just south of the Idaho National Laboratory site, on U.S. Route 26.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Atomic City has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated “BSk” on climate maps.