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Leadore is a city in Lemhi County, Idaho, in the Lemhi Valley, with a population of 98 at the 2020 census, and the 2010 census counted 48 households in the city.

The town dates from 1910, when the Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad was built from Armstead, Montana, over Bannock Pass into the Lemhi Valley.

Leadore was home to the railroad's repair shops and the junction where its branch line to Gilmore met the main line.

Though the railroad ceased operating in 1939, Leadore has remained the largest town in the immediate area.

In 2001 a replica of the town's old railway station was built in Leadore and now serves as the community center.

Leadore is home to the Leadore School, a public K-12 school.

The Lemhi River flows through the northeast side of the city, running northwest to join the Salmon River at Salmon.

Idaho State Highway 28 passes through the center of town, leading northwest 45 miles to Salmon, the county seat, and southeast 90 miles to Interstate 15 at Sage Junction.

Idaho State Highway 29 leads northeast from Leadore 13 miles to the Montana state line at Bannock Pass on the Continental Divide.

The city sits at an elevation of 5,971 feet, and its ZIP code is 83464.