Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 57 min4:47 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 28 min7:28 am – 3:56 pm
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People132 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.556 households96% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $736 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 33°F, lows 24°F37 in of rain a year, on about 98 dayswettest month November76 in of snow a year, on about 37 days12 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wallace station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksDrive Pointpeak · 1.0 miSheep Buttepeak · 1.6 miBIG CREEKcampground · 2.9 miHuckleberry Campgroundcampground · 3.8 miMARBLE CREEK INTERPRETIVEvisitor center · 5.3 miElsie Lakelake · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSt. Joe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 724,439 acresOld Mission State Parkstate park · 20.8 miCoeur d'Alene National Forestnational forest · 26.1 mi · 50 acresKaniksu National Forestnational forest · 30.6 mi · 428,798 acresLolo National Forestnational forest · 41.4 mi · 369 acresSource: 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 199417 mi away, near Mullan, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 11 Feb 202517 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowShoshone County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025204 of 363 days measured158 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 111main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shoshone County monitors, ID
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCalder Water and Sewer Districtserves 80 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,318 ft1,011 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalShoshone Medical Center15.9 miPost officeCalder Post Office6.6 miFire stationSaint Joe Valley Fire District6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPullman-Moscow Regional Airport PUW64 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG72 miInterstateI-9012 miUS highwayUS 9538 miAmtrakSandpoint, ID SPT70 miCoachKelloggJefferson Lines15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83808 ZIP area.
