De Smet Idaho Map

About De Smet, Idaho

De Smet is a locality in Benewah County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 135. The population density is 54.1 people per km². De Smet is located at 47.1460°N, 116.9157°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 83824.

De Smet lies low in a broad valley, where rolling hills, softened by the slow march of seasons, cradle the land. It lies 28.9 miles north of Moscow, ID (from Moscow, ID: bearing 8°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Tekoa. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and rich earth, a fragrance that clings to the wide, open sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent clouds, has a particular clarity, painting the sparse farms and scattered trees in hues of ochre and pale green. The terrain, a gentle slope towards the north, suggests the patient work of ancient water, the land itself a testament to forces far grander than the human eye can easily grasp. The quietude of De Smet is profound, broken only by the distant rumble of a truck on the highway or the call of a hawk circling overhead. The history of De Smet is woven into the broader narrative of logging and agriculture that shaped this corner of Benewah County. For generations, the whisper of saws and the creak of laden wagons were the dominant sounds, as timber was coaxed from the surrounding forests and crops coaxed from the fertile soil. The economy, though diversified now, still carries echoes of those foundational industries, with a quiet resilience evident in the local businesses. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the present is built on the sturdy foundations of the past, a past that is not so much remembered as it is lived, in the very texture of the place.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of De Smet, Idaho with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on De Smet and Benewah County.

Detailed location data for De Smet includes the ZIP code (83824), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Benewah County (St. Maries), and school district assignment (Plummer-Worley Joint School District 44). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct De Smet is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.