St. Maries Idaho Map

About St. Maries, Idaho

St. Maries is a locality in Benewah County, Idaho, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,357. The population density is 766.7 people per km². St. Maries is located at 47.3144°N, 116.5627°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. St. Maries is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83861.

St. Maries occupies a quiet confluence where the Saint Joe River flows with a steady, dark gravity through the deep timberlands of the Idaho panhandle. It lies 27.1 miles south-southeast of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 158°T), and is situated 33.3 miles south-southeast of Post Falls. The landscape rises sharply from the riverbanks toward the looming silhouette of Saint Maries Peak, which casts long, cool shadows across the valley floor as the sun retreats. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the terrain transitions into the rugged, uneven topography of Wolf Draw, where the scent of pine needles and damp earth hangs heavy in the morning air. Hillcreat Park offers a small, grassy respite from the dense, encroaching forest, providing a vantage point to watch the light shift from a sharp, metallic gold to a muted, dusty slate against the timbered ridges.

St. Maries emerged from the hard labor of the timber industry, a history still visible in the weathered grain of older structures and the persistent, low hum of machinery that marks the local economy. The rhythms of life here are dictated by the seasonal pulse of the woods and the slow, deliberate movement of the Saint Joe River, which has served as a lifeline for generations of workers and families. While Chatcolet Lake lies a short distance away to the north, the identity of St. Maries remains tethered to the river and the surrounding hills, where the legacy of logging persists in the town’s sturdy, unpretentious character. Residents move through their days with a practiced patience, acknowledging the isolation of the landscape not as a hardship, but as a quiet, defining perimeter for their lives.

About This St. Maries Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Maries, Idaho. Coordinates: 47.314354, -116.562668. 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 St. Maries includes the ZIP code (83861), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Benewah County (St. Maries), and school district assignment (St. Maries Joint School District 41).

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.