Kooskia Idaho Map
Explore Kooskia, Idaho, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Kooskia, Idaho
| City | Kooskia |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Idaho County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 46.144894 |
| Longitude | -115.977919 |
| Population | 514 |
| Density | 322.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 83539 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| County Seat | Grangeville |
| School District | Mountain View School District 244 |
About Kooskia, Idaho
Kooskia is a locality in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 514. The population density is 322.7 people per km². Kooskia is located at 46.1449°N, 115.9779°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Kooskia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83539.Kooskia occupies a low-slung bend where the South Fork Clearwater River carves a path through the Idaho landscape, its waters pulling the light across the valley floor. It lies 53.1 miles east-southeast of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 110°T), and is situated 16.6 miles north-northeast of Grangeville. Granite-colored shadows stretch long from the canyon walls toward Doty Draw, while the distant, serrated edges of the Bitterroot Range shimmer in the pale, hard light of the high country. The air here holds a crisp, thin clarity that defines the transition from the forested heights to the basin, grounding Kooskia in a quiet, rugged endurance that feels older than the asphalt of its main thoroughfare.
History in this region is marked by the movement of people across the land, settling into the confluence of trade and timber that sustained the early arrivals. Kooskia remains tethered to the rhythm of the river, which continues to shape the local economy, favoring modest industry and the steady, unadorned labor of those who work the timber and soil. While Tolo Lake lies miles away, the immediate presence of the Clearwater River remains a defining, protected artery that dictates the pace of the day. Life moves with a deliberate, quiet pulse, defined by the seasonal turn of the woods and the persistent, rushing sound of water that never truly silences itself.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Clearwater River (Wild & Scenic River) — locality lies within · 24k acres
- Clearwater National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 360° N · 1.7M acres
- Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.5 mi, 124° SE · 62k acres
- Robinson Pond Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 312° NW
- Upper Lolo Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.9 mi, 000° N
- Nezperce National Forest (National Forest) — 11.5 mi, 159° S · 2.2M acres
- Lower Lolo Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.0 mi, 347° N
- Deyo Pond Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 357° N
- Shorts Bar Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 24.9 mi, 218° SW
- Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.2 mi, 241° SW · 6,474 acres
- Cooper's Ferry / Nipéhe (Historic Ruins) — 26.0 mi, 231° SW
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.6 mi, 075° E · 1.3M acres
- Gospel-Hump Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.7 mi, 172° S · 206k acres
- Wilderness Gateway Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 34.5 mi, 067° NE
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 35.8 mi, 178° S
- Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 36.5 mi, 215° SW · 662k acres
- Deep Creek Massacre (Monument) — 41.2 mi, 232° SW
- Lapwai State Game Farm (Nature Reserve) — 42.2 mi, 293° NW
- Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 214° SW
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 212° SW
- Nez Perce County Historical Society (Museum) — 53.7 mi, 291° W
- C. C. Van Arsdol (Monument) — 54.1 mi, 294° NW
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin (Museum) — 56.2 mi, 154° SE
- 155 Fishing/swimming Hole (Attraction) — 59.9 mi, 065° NE
- Local Native American and geological information (Museum) — 61.2 mi, 288° W
- Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside Marketplace (Cinema) — 62.3 mi, 310° NW
- McConnell Mansion Museum (Museum) — 63.3 mi, 310° NW
- Nuart Theatre-Christ Church (Theatre) — 63.3 mi, 310° NW
- Pritchard Art Gallery (Gallery) — 63.4 mi, 310° NW
- B 23 Crash Site (Monument) — 68.4 mi, 174° S
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About This Kooskia Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kooskia, Idaho. Coordinates: 46.144894, -115.977919. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Kooskia includes the ZIP code (83539), telephone area code (208), county seat of Idaho County (Grangeville), and school district assignment (Mountain View School District 244).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
