Atomic City is an unincorporated area in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The population was 41 at the 2020 census, [4] up from 29 in 2010. [5]

2023年1月27日 · Atomic City, Idaho is easy to miss driving through the southeast corner of the state. Sitting at the edge of the sprawling 890-square-mile Idaho National Laboratory complex, this modern-day ghost town has a shocking nuclear history that drove residents away in the 1950s and continues to keep visitors at a distance.

2024年7月18日 · Discover what happened to Atomic City, a once booming town on the verge of nuclear discoveries now forgotten as a ghost town in Idaho.

2016年3月10日 · 10 haunting photos of Idaho's Atomic City, 30 years after nuclear disaster drove everyone away

2021年8月10日 · Arco, Idaho may not be the most well-known destination in the Gem State, but it’s home to some of the country’s most otherworldly landscapes and unexpected historic breakthroughs. This “atomic city” is one that science fans …

At one time, the glorious road to the nuclear future bisected Atomic City, Idaho. But today, all this place has going for it is a funny name. About 25 people live in a flat, isolated ghost town-to-be, and the main road in is unpaved. The gas station is also the post office and bar.

2022年6月30日 · The world’s first fatal nuclear power plant explosion occurred in Atomic City, Idaho, just over 50 years ago. Once an up-and-coming place to start a family in the 50s, Atomic City is all but a ghost town now.

2012年12月6日 · Thirty miles to the southeast, Atomic City is even more closely associated to nuclear power than Arco. A ghost-town for all intents and purposes, Atomic City still clings to life with a bustling population of 29. We cruised slowly …

In spite of what the name implies, there’s nothing space age about this southeastern Idaho town. Even so, “atomic” is appropriate, because in square miles and population, Atomic City is tiny, very tiny. According to the state’s website, only three other Idaho towns are smaller in population—Warm River, Clayton, and Drummond.

Atomic City, located on US Highway 26 just south of the Idaho National Laboratory in northwestern Bingham County, is only a step or two from being a ghost town these days.