New Meadows, Idaho

About New Meadows

New Meadows, ID is a tiny community located in western Idaho, home to 659 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, New Meadows is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.58 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,136 residents per square mile.

📰 New Meadows News Today

• Fish and Game stocking jack Chinook salmon in New Meadows pond Idaho Fish and Game (.gov) · Jul 8
• New Meadows Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Motorcycle driver dies at scene of highway crash north of McCall Idaho Statesman · Sep 17
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for New Meadows, Idaho - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 19
• KTVB Student News: Idaho Traditional Bowhunters to host shoot in New Meadows KTVB · Jul 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Idaho headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes New Meadows Unique

• The only place in America named New Meadows — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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 20 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in New Meadows

• Brundage Mountain Lodge
• Front Porch Pizza — pizza
• Roadhouse Java (café)

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Meadows

• Dorsey Warr Memorial Park reviews ★
• Packer Johns Cabin State Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in New Meadows

• MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of New Meadows

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