Nezperce Idaho Map

About Nezperce, Idaho

Nezperce is a locality in Lewis County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 458. The population density is 412.2 people per km². Nezperce is located at 46.2349°N, 116.2407°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Nezperce is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83543.

Nezperce commands a high, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the vast Idaho sky. It lies 39.1 miles east-southeast of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 108°T), and is situated 16.9 miles south of Orofino. Long Hollow Creek cuts a quiet, persistent path through the surrounding fields, carving a subtle depression into the earth that draws the eye toward the distant, hazy outlines of the Bitterroot Range. The light here possesses a particular clarity, turning the dry bunchgrass to shades of burnished gold as the sun sinks low, casting long, sharp shadows across the flat, wind-swept terrain. While the proximity of the Clearwater River offers a rugged, forested contrast to the open plains, the immediate landscape remains defined by the immense, quiet weight of the prairie, where the air feels thin, crisp, and scrubbed clean by the persistent mountain winds.

Nezperce functions as a disciplined center of agrarian life, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the turning of the soil and the cycle of the harvest. History remains anchored in the stubborn persistence of the settlers who broke this sod, establishing a legacy of wheat and barley production that continues to underpin the local economy. Beyond the fields, the nearby Syron Draw provides a sheltered topography that breaks the monotony of the plateau, while the distant, shimmering surface of Mud Springs Reservoir serves as a rare, concentrated point of stillness in the landscape. Life moves with a measured, deliberate pace, reflecting a culture that values the quietude of the plains and the enduring, practical connection between the people and the land they cultivate.

About This Nezperce Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nezperce, Idaho. Coordinates: 46.234891, -116.240697. 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 Nezperce includes the ZIP code (83543), telephone area code (208), county seat of Lewis County (Nezperce), and school district assignment (Nezperce Joint School District 302).

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.