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Ada County
650 Main St.
Boise, ID 83702-0877
(208) 287-6900
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property (Click on "Online Property Information System")
www.adacountyassessor.org
Inmates
www.vinelink.com/index.jsp

Adams County
P.O. Box 48
Council, ID 83612-0048
(208) 253-4561 

Bannock County
624 E. Center, Room 211
Pocatello, ID 83201
(208) 236-7351

Bear Lake County
P.O. Box 190
Paris, ID 83261-0190
(208) 945-2208

Benewah County
701 College Ave.
Saint Maries, ID 83861
(208) 245-3241

Bingham County
P.O. Box 807
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-5005

Blaine County
206 First Ave. S., Suite 200
Hailey, ID 83333-0400
(208) 788-5548 

Boise County
P.O. Box BC
Idaho City, ID 83631-0157
(208) 392-4452 

Bonner County
215 S. 1st Ave.
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 265-1432 

Bonneville County
605 N. Capitol
Idaho Falls, ID 83402-3582
(208) 529-1350 

Boundary County
P.O. Box 419
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805-0419
(208) 267-5504 

Butte County
P.O. Box 737
Arco, ID 83213-0737
(208) 527-8259 

Camas County
P.O. Box 430
Fairfield, ID 83327-0430
(208) 764-2238 

Canyon County Recorder
1115 Albany St.
Caldwell, ID 83605-3542
(208) 454-7570

Caribou County
P.O. Box 775
Soda Springs, ID 83276-0775
(208) 547-4342 

Cassia County
1459 Overland, Rm. 105
Burley, ID 83318
(208) 878-7351

Clark County
P.O. Box 205
Dubois, ID 83423-0205
(208) 374-5402 

Clearwater County
P.O. Box 586
Orofino, ID 83544-0586
(208) 476-5596

Custer County
P.O. Box 385
Challis, ID 83226-0385
(208) 879-2359 

Elmore County
150 S. 4th East St., Suite 3
Mountain Home, ID 83647-3028
(208) 587-2133 

Franklin County
39 W. Oneida St.
Preston, ID 83263-1234
(208) 852-0877 

Fremont County
151 W. 1st North
Saint Anthony, ID 83445
(208) 624-7401

Gem County
415 E. Main St., Rm 202
Emmett, ID 83617-3049
(208) 365-4561 

Gooding County
P.O. Box 417
Gooding, ID 83330-0417
(208) 934-4861 

Idaho County
320 W. Main St., Room 5
Grangeville, ID 83530-1992
(208) 983-2776 

Jefferson County
P.O. Box 275
Rigby, ID 83442-0275
(208) 745-7736 

Jerome County
300 N. Lincoln Ave., Room 302
Jerome, ID 83338-2344
(208) 324-8811 

Kootenai County
P.O. Box 9000
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-9000
(208) 446-1180

Latah County
P.O. Box 8068
Moscow, ID 83843-0568
(208) 883-2255 

Lemhi County
206 Courthouse Dr.
Salmon, ID 83467-3943
(208) 756-2815 

Lewis County
P.O. Box 39
Nezperce, ID 83543-0039
(208) 937-2251 

Lincoln County
Drawer A
Shoshone, ID 83352
(208) 886-2173 

Madison County
P.O. Box 389
Rexburg, ID 83440-0389
(208) 356-9383 

Minidoka County
P.O. Box 474
Rupert, ID 83350-0474
(208) 436-9041 

Nez Perce County
P.O. Box 896
Lewiston, ID 83501-0896
(208) 799-3040

Oneida County
10 Court St.
Malad City, ID 83252
(208) 766-4285 

Owyhee County
P.O. Box 128
Murphy, ID 83650-0128
(208) 495-2806 

Payette County
P.O. Drawer D
Payette, ID 83661
(208) 642-6000 

Power County
543 Bannock Ave.
American Falls, ID 83211-1200
(208) 226-7611

Shoshone County
700 Bank St., Suite 120
Wallace, ID 83873
(208) 752-1266

Teton County
89 N. Main St., Rm. 1
Driggs, ID 83422
(208) 354-2239 

Twin Falls County
P.O. Box 126
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 736-4013

Valley County
P.O. Box 737
Cascade, ID 83611-0737
(208) 382-7178 

Washington County
P.O. Box 670
Weiser, ID 83672-0670
(208) 414-2092