Local servicesHospitalBonner General Health Hospital6.7 miPost officePonderay Post Office5.7 miTown hallPonderay City Hall5.7 miPoliceBonner County Sheriff's Office4.7 miFire stationSchweitzer Fire District1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG67 miUS highwayUS 953.4 miAmtrakSandpoint, ID SPT6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 6 min4:45 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 19 min7:35 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 82°F, lows 50°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 23°F34 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month November62 in of snow a year, on about 31 days14 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sandpoint Exp Stn station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsKaniksu National Forestnational forest · within reach · 898,038 acresTravers Parkpark · 6.3 miSandpoint City Beach Parkpark · 7.1 miPend Oreille Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 312 acresEnid Nesbitt Memorial State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 92 acresMcArthur Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 24 Apr 201514 mi away, near Hope, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 23 Nov 201528 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBonner County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025205 of 365 days measured156 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Bonner County monitors, ID
Drinking waterSandpoint Public Works Deptserves 12,284 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,560 ft1,390 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
