Get an ADT-Monitored Home Security System in Boise City, Idaho

Boise is in southwestern Idaho, about 41 miles east of the Oregon border and 110 miles north of the Nevada border. The downtown area’s elevation is 2,704 feet above sea level.

Most of the metropolitan area lies on a broad, flat plain, descending to the west. Mountains rise to the northeast, stretching from the far southeastern tip of the Boise city limits to nearby Eagle. These mountains are known to locals as the Boise foothills and are sometimes described as the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. About 34 miles southwest of Boise, and about 26 miles southwest of Nampa, the Owyhee Mountains lie entirely in neighboring Owyhee County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 80.05 square miles, of which 79.36 square miles is land and 0.69 square miles is water. The city is drained by the Boise River and is considered part of the Treasure Valley.

Neighborhoods and areas

Boise occupies an area of 64 sq mi, according to the United States Census Bureau. Neighborhoods of Boise include the Bench, the North End, West Boise, and Downtown. In January 2014, the Boise Police Department (BPD) partnered with the neighborhood blogging site Nextdoor, the first city in the Northwest and the 137th city in the U.S. to do so. Since the app, which enables the city’s police, fire, and parks departments to post to self-selected, highly localized areas, first became available in October 2011, 101 neighborhoods and sections of neighborhoods have joined