Wendell is a city in southern Gooding County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,782 at the 2010 census. Wendell is located at 42°46′34″N 114°42′10″W / 42.77611°N 114.70278°W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.36 square miles, all of it land.