Silverton Idaho Map

About Silverton, Idaho

Silverton is a locality in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 594. The population density is 505.2 people per km². Silverton is located at 47.4930°N, 115.9554°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 83867.

Silverton anchors itself firmly against the rugged, steep-walled confines of Revenue Gulch, where the earth seems to fold inward to cradle the narrow corridor of the valley floor. It lies 40.5 miles east-southeast of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 108°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-southeast of Kellogg. The South Fork Coeur d'Alene River cuts a persistent, silver-cold path through this landscape, its waters carving a rhythmic cadence against the stone as they move past the base of Mount Pulaski. Above the riverbanks, the terrain rises sharply into dense, shadowed woodlands that hold the morning chill long after the sun has cleared the ridgelines. The light here is hard and clarifying, catching the sharp angles of the hillsides and turning the pale, dry grasses into fine filaments of copper and straw as the afternoon wanes.

Silverton carries the quiet, enduring weight of a legacy built upon the deep extraction of the earth, a history defined by the relentless pursuit of what lay beneath the soil. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely fallen silent, the imprint of that industry remains in the town’s sturdy, utilitarian architecture and the resilient spirit of those who remain. Today, the pace of existence follows the gentle, paved stretch of the Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes, which invites a different kind of movement—cyclists and walkers tracing the path where trains once hauled the weight of the mines. Life in Silverton moves with the gravity of the mountains, a steady and unadorned progression marked by the turning of seasons and the persistent, low murmur of the river against the stones.

About This Silverton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Silverton, Idaho. Coordinates: 47.492983, -115.95544. 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 Silverton includes the ZIP code (83867), 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.