Osburn Idaho Map

About Osburn, Idaho

Osburn is a locality in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,567. The population density is 459.4 people per km². Osburn is located at 47.5060°N, 115.9993°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Osburn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83849.

Osburn occupies a narrow, rugged corridor where the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River carves a path through the steep, timbered slopes of the northern Idaho panhandle. It lies 38.3 miles east-southeast of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-southeast of Kellogg. High above the valley floor, the jagged silhouette of Polaris Peak dominates the skyline, casting long, sharp shadows across the basin as the sun retreats behind the heights. The landscape is defined by the tight proximity of Jewell Gulch, where the earth drops away into deep, shadowed creases that hold the cool air of the morning long after the day has warmed. Here, the light has a sharp, metallic clarity, catching the dust motes in the air and illuminating the transition from the dense, verdant woodlands of the nearby Coeur d'Alene National Forest to the more industrial, human-scaled footprint of the valley.

Osburn emerged from the grit and ambition of the regional mining industry, a legacy that remains etched into the very soil and the steady, unpretentious character of its people. The local economy has shifted over the decades, moving from the intensity of hard-rock extraction toward a quieter existence defined by the Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes, a paved artery that draws cyclists and walkers through the heart of the valley on a path that once moved ore and machinery. Life moves at a deliberate pace, punctuated by the seasonal rhythm of the mountains and the occasional distant rumble of heavy transport. Residents often look toward the Evolution Trail for recreation, finding a quiet solitude in the woods that contrasts with the functional, utilitarian architecture of the main thoroughfare. It is a place where the history of industry is now softened by the quiet persistence of the pines and the steady, cold flow of the river moving toward the horizon.

About This Osburn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Osburn, Idaho. Coordinates: 47.506038, -115.99933. 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 Osburn includes the ZIP code (83849), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Shoshone County (Wallace), and school district assignment (Wallace School District 393).

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.