Geographic orientation
The inventory calls Meridian, Idaho (code 52120, estimate 142,988) an incorporated city; its 2025 listing is 197, and the key is 16-52120. Latitude 43 degrees 36 minutes 41 seconds north and longitude 116 degrees 24 minutes 2 seconds west orient Meridian, Idaho (rank 197); state Idaho offers the frame near that marker. State code 16 holds the entry in its proper frame; at rank 197, Meridian, Idaho (latitude 43.61149) has an estimate of 142,988. Meridian, Idaho (FIPS 16-52120) sits inside Idaho, where Snake River lowlands, plateaus, forested mountains, and high valleys gives the named entry context beyond a single outline.
Rivers, lakes, and coast
Identifier 16-52120 keeps the marker precise; the Snake River system, mountain tributaries, reservoirs, and high-basin streams gives Meridian, Idaho (code 52120, estimate 142,988) a natural frame for direction and lower ground. For rank 197, supporting geography includes the observation that springs discharge groundwater in the Snake River Canyon; Meridian, Idaho (rank 197) stays the named reference. Neither becomes a complete local survey; the point for Meridian, Idaho (latitude 43.61149), 16-52120, may be compared with the drainage layer. Coordinates retain the specific marker; the wide water system near Meridian, Idaho (FIPS 16-52120) may guide the eye toward lower ground or crossings.
Height and horizon
Place Meridian, Idaho (code 52120, estimate 142,988) within Snake River lowlands, plateaus, forested mountains, and high valleys; the plotted point becomes more useful when Idaho stays in view. Rank 197 names the entry; for Meridian, Idaho (rank 197), the plotted marker is most informative when the terrain stays shown. The Idaho record for Meridian, Idaho (latitude 43.61149) notes that idaho's southern lowlands are drier than its northern and central mountains; rank 197 holds terrain evidence tied to the entry. The pairing makes landform patterns easier to recognize without changing code 52120; Compare terrain with drainage near Meridian, Idaho (FIPS 16-52120).
Place and surrounding ground
The incorporated city of Meridian, Idaho (code 52120) has a defined identity; settlement continues outside the label and code 52120. The state landscape and reference explain where the entry sits; population rank 197 helps compare Meridian, Idaho (rank 197). This page infers no specific road pattern from rank 197; Settlement around Meridian, Idaho (latitude 43.61149) may follow terrain and drainage. Coordinate 43 degrees 36 minutes 41 seconds north then narrows the reference; a national map reaches Meridian, Idaho (FIPS 16-52120) across Idaho. For rank 197, Meridian, Idaho (estimate 142,988) stays a defined entry within a larger and changing settlement landscape.
Using the map carefully
Code 52120 confirms identity; readers understand Meridian, Idaho (code 52120) more reliably by moving from Idaho toward its representative reference. For Meridian, Idaho (rank 197), the plotted coordinate answers where; natural systems explain the larger setting outside rank 197. Place 52120 confirms the entry; the useful comparison for Meridian, Idaho (latitude 43.61149) is its position with natural systems. Rank 197 identifies the city entry; one state-scale clue behind Meridian, Idaho (FIPS 16-52120) is that mountain snowpack is a major source of Idaho's water. Rank 197, code 16-52120, and the landscape together provide a durable reference for Meridian, Idaho (estimate 142,988).