Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 0 min4:49 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 25 min7:33 am – 3:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 83°F, lows 56°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 26°F25 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month December27 in of snow a year, on about 16 days18 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Coeur D'alene station, 9 mi away; snow from Bayview Model Basin
Nearby landmarksNorth Idaho College Workforce Training Centercollege · 2.3 miBlack Baybay · 2.8 miLost Lakelake · 3.2 miFord Rockpeak · 2.6 miHauser Lakelake · 4.2 miBlossom Mountainpeak · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFalls Parkpark · 1.3 miCorbin Parkpark · 1.5 miHauser Lake Access Sitestate recreation area · 3.3 miPend Oreille Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 miMount Spokane State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 72 acresSpokane River Centennial Trailstate recreation area · 8.9 mi · 525 acresSource: 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 4.0 on 11 Nov 200120 mi away, near Spokane, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 23 Nov 201541 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKootenai County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025274 of 352 days measured75 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 31, worst day 118main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kootenai County monitors, ID
Drinking waterCity of Post Fallsserves 20,285 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,137 ft651 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Specialty Hospital2.5 miPost officePost Falls Post Office3.0 miTown hallPost Falls City Hall1.7 miPolicePost Falls City Police Department2.7 miFire stationKootenai County Fire and Rescue Station 21.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolBerean Christian Academyunder a mileMiddleRiver City Middle School1.0 miElementarySeltice Elementary School1.0 miCollegeNorth Idaho College Workforce Training Center2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG27 miInterstateI-901.1 miUS highwayUS 957.8 miAmtrakSandpoint, ID SPT43 miCoachCoeur D AleneJefferson Lines9.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83877 ZIP area.
