Local servicesHospitalBonner General Health Hospital16.6 miPost officeHope Post Office5.0 miTown hallEast Hope City Hall4.9 miFire stationSam Owen Fire District3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG76 miUS highwayUS 9516 miAmtrakSandpoint, ID SPT16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83836 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83836 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 5 min4:44 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 20 min7:32 am – 3:53 pm
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People1,059 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.9499 householdsMedian household income $114,375Median home value $534,000Median rent $988 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,173 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 608 employedMain industries: construction 19%, professional and business services 16%, education and health care 14%Average commute 24 minutes72% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 8% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, other Indo-European languages 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 51°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 24°F31 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month January84 in of snow a year, on about 47 days11 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cabinet Gorge station, 13 mi away; snow from Heron 2 Nw
Nearby landmarksPorcupine Lakelake · under a mileStill Lakelake · 1.9 miBee Top Mountainpeak · 2.2 miCougar Peakpeak · 1.3 miLOWER LIGHTNING 03trailhead · 3.8 mi1184 / 563 TRAILHEADtrailhead · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPend Oreille Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 534 acresKaniksu National Forestnational forest · 6.6 miSunnyside Park Access Sitestate recreation area · 9.2 mi · 83 acresEnid Nesbitt Memorial State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 92 acresGarfield Bay Access Sitestate recreation area · 11.6 mi · 66 acresKootenai National Forestnational forest · 14.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Dec 199849 mi away, Idaho-Montana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 23 Nov 201514 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
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterEast Hope Water Deptserves 445 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,336 ft1,626 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
