Hailey, Idaho

Hailey is a city in and the county seat of Blaine County, in the Wood River Valley of the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 7,960 at the 2010 census, up from 6,200 in 2000. Hailey is the site of Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), the airport for the resort area of Sun Valley/Ketchum, 12 miles (19 km) north. The town of Bellevue is a few miles south. From 1882 to 1895, Hailey was the county seat of now-defunct Alturas County.

Hailey, Idaho
Soccer fields in Hailey (2009)
Location of Hailey in Blaine County, Idaho.
Hailey, Idaho
Location in Idaho
Hailey, Idaho
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°30′54″N 114°18′23″W
Country United States
State Idaho
CountyBlaine
Government
  MayorMartha Burke
Area
  Total3.94 sq mi (10.19 km2)
  Land3.93 sq mi (10.18 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
5,318 ft (1,621 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total7,960
  Estimate 
(2019)
8,689
  Density2,209.82/sq mi (853.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
83333
Area code(s)208, 986
FIPS code16-34390
GNIS feature ID0396603
Websitewww.haileycityhall.org

The city is named after John Hailey, a two-time Congressional delegate from the Idaho Territory.

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