Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 54 min4:51 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 31 min7:29 am – 4:00 pm
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People189 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.071 householdsMedian household income $98,594Median home value $380,300100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,816 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 21% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 84°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 25°F25 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month December41 in of snow a year, on about 17 days17 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Potlatch 3 Nne station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksGIANT WHITE PINE CAMPGROUNDcampground · 2.3 miGIANT WHITE PINE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.3 miThree Tree Buttepeak · 3.2 miEast Gold Hillpeak · 3.3 miPALOUSE DIVIDE CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAILHEADtrailhead · 4.9 miLAIRD PARK CAMPGROUNDcampground · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSt. Joe National Forestnational forest · 6.2 mi · 143,490 acresMary Minerva McCroskey State Parkstate park · 10.3 mi · 4,680 acresSpring Valley Reservoir Access Sitestate recreation area · 15.0 mi · 296 acresHeyburn State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 8,094 acresSteptoe Buttestate park · 26.4 mi · 168 acresCoeur d'Alene National Forestnational forest · 36.8 mi · 727,053 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Jun 199834 mi away, near Genesee, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Mar 199948 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLatah County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025282 of 338 days measured55 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 31, worst day 107main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Latah County monitors, ID
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHoo Doo Harvard Water and Sewer Distserves 82 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level25 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,128 ft953 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBenewah Community Hospital22.4 miPost officeHarvard Post Office6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPullman-Moscow Regional Airport PUW26 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG57 miUS highwayUS 956.4 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK55 miCoachMoscow (U of I)Northwestern Stage Lines24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83834 ZIP area.
