Rockford Bay Idaho Map

About Rockford Bay, Idaho

Rockford Bay is a locality in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 325. The population density is 33.2 people per km². Rockford Bay is located at 47.5052°N, 116.8785°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 83814.

Rockford Bay marks a quiet indentation upon the vast, glacial depth of Coeur d'Alene Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting moods of the northern sky. It lies 12.8 miles south-southwest of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 201°T), and is situated 15.1 miles south-southeast of Post Falls. The terrain here rises from the shoreline into timbered slopes, creating a landscape defined by the convergence of deep, pine-shadowed basins and the steady, insistent flow of Fighting Creek. Five miles to the east, the rugged silhouette of the Red Hog range provides a jagged boundary against the horizon, its peaks often catching the first, sharp light of the morning. Near the water, the air carries a crisp, resinous clarity, and the land feels shaped by the slow, deliberate work of seasonal runoff carving its way through the earth toward the lake’s center.

Rockford Bay serves as a testament to the quiet industry of the interior panhandle, where the economy has long been tied to the stewardship of the woods and the seasonal rhythms of the water. Visitors and residents alike gravitate toward the Rockford Bay Access Site, a modest point of entry that offers a vantage over the expanse of the lake, far removed from the clamor of more crowded thoroughfares. Beyond the shoreline, the topography dips into the low, sheltered creases of Hungry Hollow, where the soil holds a damp, dark fertility that has sustained local life for generations. Life here moves with the sun, governed by the transition of the seasons and the enduring, silent presence of the hills that keep the world at a comfortable distance.

About This Rockford Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rockford Bay, Idaho. Coordinates: 47.505182, -116.878518. 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 Rockford Bay includes the ZIP code (83814), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Kootenai County (Coeur d'Alene), and school district assignment (Coeur d'Alene School District 271).

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.