Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 55 min4:50 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 29 min7:29 am – 3:58 pm
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People352 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.6163 householdsMedian household income $31,711Median home value $271,30066% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $915 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 85°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 24°F31 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month December56 in of snow a year, on about 32 days20 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saint Maries station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsSt. Joe National Forestnational forest · 8.1 mi · 143,490 acresCoeur D'Alene River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 108 acresMary Minerva McCroskey State Parkstate park · 15.5 mi · 80 acresHeyburn State Parkstate park · 18.9 mi · 8,094 acresCoeur d'Alene National Forestnational forest · 23.4 mi · 727,053 acresOld Mission State Parkstate park · 28.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 17 Aug 199439 mi away, near Mullan, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 11 Feb 202538 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBenewah County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025230 of 363 days measured133 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 92main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Benewah County monitors, ID
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of St Mariesserves 4,173 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,659 ft810 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBenewah Community Hospital13.3 miPost officeSanta Post Officeunder a mileFire stationFernwood Rural Fire Protection District2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPullman-Moscow Regional Airport PUW42 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG61 miInterstateI-9028 miUS highwayUS 9518 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83866 ZIP area.
