Map of Malta city, Idaho

Malta is a village in Cassia County, Idaho, United States. The population was 193 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Burley, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Malta city overview:
Name:	Malta city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Idaho
County:	Cassia County
Elevation:	4,518 ft (1,377 m)
Total Area:	1.38 sq mi (3.58 km²)
Land Area:	1.38 sq mi (3.57 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	193
Population Density:	142.03/sq mi (54.85/km²)
ZIP code:	83342
Area code:	208
FIPS code:	1650230
GNISfeature ID:	0396845

Online Interactive Map

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Malta 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

The settlers in the Malta area in the early 1880s had no central location for mail delivery. The mail was delivered in open boxes. The Condit family secured a permit from the U.S. Post Office Department to open a post office and name the community. The post office was opened in 1883. Apparently it seemed like an island in a wide expanse of sea, so they named it Malta after the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.

A website, created as an Eagle Scout project, includes a history on the majority of the people buried at the Valley Vu Cemetery in Malta. It also has histories and information from Raft River High School, including yearbooks.