Stites Idaho Map

About Stites, Idaho

Stites is a locality in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 171. The population density is 709.9 people per km². Stites is located at 46.0916°N, 115.9763°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Stites is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83552.

Stites occupies a narrow, quiet corridor where the earth seems to hold its breath against the encroaching steepness of the canyon walls. It lies 54.6 miles east-southeast of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 114°T), and is situated 13.4 miles north-northeast of Grangeville. The South Fork Clearwater River carves a deliberate path directly past the edge of the settlement, its current a constant, low-frequency hum that defines the acoustic life of the residents. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into expansive, sun-bleached slopes covered in sage and bunchgrass, creating a landscape that feels both stark and profoundly ancient. While the distant, jagged silhouette of the Bitterroot Range remains a faint, hazy promise on the horizon, the immediate proximity of the Idaho Department of Lands provides a buffer of protected woodland that keeps the wilderness close at hand. Light here possesses a specific, thin clarity, sharpening the edges of the basalt outcrops and turning the afternoon shadows into long, indigo stretches that pull across the valley floor.

Stites emerged from the early push of rail lines and timber extraction, a history still evident in the weathered timber frames that persist despite the shifting tides of the regional economy. The local pulse is measured by the seasonal rhythms of the forest and the slow, steady movement of the river, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger world. Agriculture and the management of natural resources continue to serve as the bedrock of local life, though the rhythm of the day is often dictated by the simple necessity of maintaining a life in such rugged, high-elevation terrain. Residents occasionally venture toward the quiet, still waters of Tolo Lake or navigate the nearby depressions of Doty Draw, yet the center of gravity remains firmly planted in the valley. There is a quiet resilience in the way Stites persists, a place where the architecture of the past informs the modest, unadorned patterns of the present.

About This Stites Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stites, Idaho. Coordinates: 46.091559, -115.976253. 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 Stites includes the ZIP code (83552), telephone area code (208), county seat of Idaho County (Grangeville), and school district assignment (Mountain View School District 244).

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.