Onaway Idaho Map

About Onaway, Idaho

Onaway is a locality in Latah County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 196. The population density is 504.5 people per km². Onaway is located at 46.9282°N, 116.8910°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Onaway is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83855.

Onaway occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises into gentle, grass-covered swells that seem to hold the light long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 14.5 miles north-northeast of Moscow, ID (from Moscow, ID: bearing 21°T), and is situated 19.3 miles northeast of Pullman. The landscape is defined by the proximity of the St. Joe National Forest, which presses against the perimeter with a dense, emerald weight, while the Palouse River traces a path through the nearby terrain, its waters carving a subtle rhythm into the soil. Farber Point stands as a silent sentinel on the skyline, its silhouette a familiar jagged mark against the vast, pale Idaho sky. During the cooler months, a sharp, clear air settles over the open fields, turning the horizon into a crisp line of gray and gold that demands a certain stillness from those who walk its paths.

History in Onaway remains tethered to the slow pulse of the regional timber and agricultural trades, occupations that have shaped the character of the people as surely as the seasonal cycles dictate the harvest. The proximity to McCoy Gulch suggests a topography that once challenged early settlers, requiring a stubborn resilience that persists in the way the land is still worked today. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the seasons are the primary clock, and the economy remains bound to the raw fibers of the earth and the deep, enduring quiet of the surrounding woods. There is an honest beauty in the way the shadows lengthen across the valley floor, marking the passage of time in a place that measures its own worth by the harvest and the height of the timber.

About This Onaway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Onaway, Idaho. Coordinates: 46.928227, -116.890997. 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 Onaway includes the ZIP code (83855), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Latah County (Moscow), and school district assignment (Potlatch School District 285).

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.