Donnelly, Idaho

About Donnelly

Set in the western part of Idaho, Donnelly is a tiny community counting 255 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Donnelly is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.71 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 359 residents per square mile.

📰 Donnelly News Today

• Donnelly Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Idaho crash killed teen, hospitalized 3. Fundraisers launched, a vigil is next Idaho Statesman · Aug 10
• 75 Arling Center Ct Unit 211, Donnelly, ID 83615 Realtor.com · Oct 4
• ISP: 1 dead, 3 hospitalized in head-on crash on SH-55 near Donnelly KTVB · Aug 6
• ‘It has to be done’: Donnelly to study adding city’s first stoplight Valley Lookout · Jun 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Donnelly Unique

• Positioned in western Idaho, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Idaho — one of 236 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Donnelly

• The Roost
• Buffalo Gal
• Cougar Dave's Food & Spirits
• Hai Yan Oriental Cuisine — chinese
• Pete's Eats

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Old General Store & Museum · Museum
• Valley County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Donnelly

• DONNELLY ELEMENTARY
• MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL

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

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