Front Plate Required: Yes
Area Codes: 208
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Idaho coverage is split into roughly two sections: I-90 and US-95 that cross through Coeur d'Alene and southern coverage around I-84, I-86, and I-15. The east side of the state has the same scrub deserts found all across Wyoming. Toward the west are rolling hills sparsely covered with trees, or with groups of trees growing in patches.
Southwest farmlands
Bumpy rolling hills
Trees growing sparsely
Idaho uses a distinct red, white, & black license plate and a state-wide area code, 208. Wooden sign posts and white square or rectangle bollards are used across the state, but Idaho is in the process of converting them to plastic bollards with green posts.
Red / White / Black plate
208 Area Code
Wood post
White square or diamond bollard
Green post bollard
A lot of Idaho cities have one or two unique features. Twin Falls and Boise have unique street sign layouts, and Boise suburbs have yellow plating around traffic signals. Lewiston puts yellow stickers behind signs and Pocatello puts large white square stickers behind signs.
Yellow plated traffic lights, Boise suburbs
Unique sign layout, Twin Falls
Yellow stickers, Lewiston
White stickers, Pocatello
With a few exceptions, each of the larger cities has unique trash bins markings, most apparent in suburb grids. Republic can also be found in Nampa, and Boise also uses Allied Waste, particularly for recyclables.
Boise | Republic
Coeur d'Alene | CDA
Idaho Falls
Meridian | SSC
Pocatello
Twin Falls | PSI
Colorado uses green post bollards similar to Idaho's new style of green post plastic bollard.
White square bollards look similar to those in Utah, but have one bolt instead of two. When square bollards are tilted or offset, they can look similar to the diamonds used in Montana and the Dakotas.
Rocky Mountain Power division of Pacificorp also serves Wyoming and Utah.
Pacificorp Plate