Local servicesHospitalGritman Medical Center14.1 miPost officePrinceton Post Office2.2 miTown hallPotlatch City Hall4.9 miFire stationPotlatch Rural Fire District4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew Saint Andrews College14.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPullman-Moscow Regional Airport PUW17 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG61 miUS highwayUS 956.4 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK60 miCoachMoscow (U of I)Northwestern Stage Lines14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83857 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 53 min4:52 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 32 min7:29 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,074 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.8397 householdsMedian household income $78,185Median home value $335,30096% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,940 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 334 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 18%, wholesale trade 13%Average commute 32 minutes65% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 17% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 84°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 25°F25 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month December41 in of snow a year, on about 17 days17 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Potlatch 3 Nne station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksRocky Pointpeak · 4.2 miTurnbow Pointpeak · 1.7 miGOLD HILL TRAILHEADtrailhead · 5.9 miRUBY CREEK TRAILHEADtrailhead · 6.7 miVillage of Troy Reservoirreservoir · 5.7 miSpring Valley Reservoirreservoir · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSpring Valley Reservoir Access Sitestate recreation area · 6.9 mi · 296 acresSt. Joe National Forestnational forest · 8.3 mi · 143,490 acresMary Minerva McCroskey State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 4,680 acresParadise Wildlife Habitat Areastate conservation land · 14.1 miSteptoe Buttestate park · 24.6 mi · 168 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Jun 199825 mi away, near Genesee, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Mar 199950 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLatah County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025282 of 338 days measured55 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 31, worst day 107main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Latah County monitors, ID
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCone Delfred Subdserves 40 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,894 ft882 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
