Local servicesPost officeMetaline Falls Post Office2.2 miTown hallMetaline City Hallunder a mileFire stationPend Oreille County Fire District 2 Station 222.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleSelkirk Middle / High School1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG84 miUS highwayUS 39531 miAmtrakSandpoint, ID SPT55 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99152 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99152 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 11 min4:46 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 15 min7:40 am – 3:55 pm
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People139 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.869 householdsMedian home value $255,00080% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,483 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 85°F, lows 50°FColdest month December: highs 32°F, lows 21°F28 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month December55 in of snow a year, on about 32 days22 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boundary Dam station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsColville National Forestnational forest · 5.6 mi · 957,248 acresCrawfordstate park · 10.9 miKaniksu National Forestnational forest · 13.6 mi · 119,756 acresPhalon Lake Public Fishing Areanational conservation area · 22.8 miLittle Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.9 mi · 40,757 acresCrystal Fallsstate park · 24.8 mi · 162 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Aug 198548 mi away, near Creston, CanadaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 16 May 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPend Oreille County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025252 of 365 days measured104 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 6 unhealthy daysMedian index 35, worst day 243main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Stevens County, WA, 37 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL38% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMetaline Water Deptserves 193 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
Elevation2,490 ft759 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
