Kootenai Idaho Map

About Kootenai, Idaho

Kootenai is a locality in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 941. The population density is 655.8 people per km². Kootenai is located at 48.3102°N, 116.5135°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Kootenai is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 83840, 83864.

Kootenai occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant silhouette of Gold Hill. It lies 38.7 miles north-northeast of Rathdrum, ID (from Rathdrum, ID: bearing 27°T), and is situated 3.0 miles northeast of Sandpoint. The air here holds the crisp, thin clarity of the high latitudes, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp soil from the Priest River Experimental Forest that lies miles to the west. To the east, the vast, deep expanse of Lake Pend Oreille mirrors the changing sky, its surface often glass-still in the early morning light. The terrain shifts from open, golden-grassed plains to the shaded, tangled undergrowth near the banks of Boyer Slough, where the water moves with a sluggish, meditative persistence.

Kootenai preserves a rhythm of life defined by the transition of seasons and the enduring legacy of northern Idaho’s timber and rail heritage. While the local economy has evolved from its early industrial roots, the influence of the land remains visible in the modest architecture and the steady, unpretentious pace of the residents who gather in the small, open grass of City Park. Beyond the immediate settlement, the rugged depression of Hays Gulch carves a path through the landscape, reminding travelers of the geological forces that shaped this region. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the light catches the fading paint of older structures at dusk, casting long, soft shadows over a landscape that asks for nothing more than the simple observation of its quiet growth.

About This Kootenai Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kootenai, Idaho. Coordinates: 48.310204, -116.513526. 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 Kootenai includes the ZIP code (83840, 83864), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Bonner County (Sandpoint), and school district assignment (Lake Pend Oreille School District 84).

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.