Mullan Idaho Map

About Mullan, Idaho

Mullan is a locality in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 646. The population density is 301.6 people per km². Mullan is located at 47.4702°N, 115.8018°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Mullan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83846.

Mullan occupies a narrow, rugged corridor where the steep, timbered slopes of the Coeur d'Alene Saint Joe Divide press close against the edges of the valley floor. It lies 47.8 miles east-southeast of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 107°T), and is situated 15.5 miles east-southeast of Kellogg. Mill Creek cuts a swift, cold path through the base of the canyon, its sound a constant, low-frequency presence that defines the acoustic character of the surroundings. Above the town, the air holds a crisp, high-altitude clarity, and as evening approaches, the shadows lengthen rapidly, pulling a deep, cool gray across the valley long before the sun disappears from the ridgetops. To the west, the landscape opens slightly toward the path of the Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes, a paved artery that reclaims the industrial history of the region for those who move through the terrain on foot or cycle.

Mullan carries the weight of a century defined by the extraction of silver and lead, a legacy etched into the very orientation of the streets and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older dwellings. While the massive mining operations that once dictated the pulse of the local economy have largely receded, the town retains a quiet, resilient composure, functioning now as a place of transition rather than a center of extraction. Beyond the immediate settlement, the rugged terrain leading toward Slaughterhouse Gulch or the distant, shimmering surface of Lone Lake offers a stark, untamed contrast to the orderly, linear development of the residential blocks. Life in Mullan proceeds with a steady, deliberate pace, reflecting a community that has learned to coexist with the imposing, vertical scale of the surrounding peaks while finding its place in a changing regional economy.

About This Mullan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mullan, Idaho. Coordinates: 47.470208, -115.801825. 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 Mullan includes the ZIP code (83846), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Shoshone County (Wallace), and school district assignment (Mullan School District 392).

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.