Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 55 min4:50 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 30 min7:28 am – 3:58 pm
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People45 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.916 householdsMedian household income $108,182Median home value $280,800100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,286 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 20 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreen Mountainpeak · 3.4 miCEDAR CREEKcampground · 3.6 miWest Elk Peakpeak · 3.6 miEMERALD CREEKcampground · 5.1 miMiddle Fork Saint Maries Riverriver · 6.3 miWest Fork Saint Maries Riverriver · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSt. Joe National Forestnational forest · 4.7 mi · 143,490 acresMary Minerva McCroskey State Parkstate park · 21.0 mi · 80 acresHeyburn State Parkstate park · 24.9 mi · 8,094 acresCoeur d'Alene National Forestnational forest · 27.0 mi · 727,053 acresLolo National Forestnational forest · 53.0 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 199438 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 home81% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFernwood Water Distserves 514 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,812 ft857 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBenewah Community Hospital19.1 miPost officeFernwood Post Office3.0 miFire stationFernwood Rural Fire Protection District3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPullman-Moscow Regional Airport PUW43 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG67 miInterstateI-9032 miUS highwayUS 9522 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK64 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83830 ZIP area.
