Tensed Idaho Map

About Tensed, Idaho

Tensed is a locality in Benewah County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 173.4 people per km². Tensed is located at 47.1599°N, 116.9218°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Tensed is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83870.

Tensed emerges from the high, open plateau of the Idaho panhandle, defined by the steady, persistent flow of Hangman Creek as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 29.8 miles north of Moscow, ID (from Moscow, ID: bearing 7°T), and is situated 19.9 miles west-southwest of St. Maries. The landscape surrounding Tensed is defined by the sharp rise of Łukwle' Mountain three miles distant, its silhouette a permanent guardian over the expansive, sun-bleached grasses of the region. Nearby, the verdant, sheltered expanse of King Valley offers a subtle contrast to the broader, wind-swept plains that define the local topography. As evening approaches, the light across the fields shifts into a pale, bruised gold, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the soil until the horizon swallows the day in a quiet, cool gray.

Tensed carries a legacy anchored in the hard-won labor of those who first broke this ground for agriculture, a tradition that remains the silent pulse of the local economy. The rhythms of life here are dictated by the seasons and the cycle of the harvest, echoing the endurance required to thrive on land that feels both vast and profoundly intimate. Just a short distance away, the preserved timberlands of Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park stand as a reminder of the dense, ancient forests that once dominated the wider territory. Though the modern world moves with greater speed elsewhere, Tensed maintains a deliberate, measured pace, where the memory of earlier generations lingers in the weathered grain of old fences and the stillness that settles over the valley long after the sun has vanished behind the slopes.

About This Tensed Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tensed, Idaho. Coordinates: 47.159899, -116.921836. 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 Tensed includes the ZIP code (83870), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Benewah County (St. Maries), and school district assignment (Plummer-Worley Joint School District 44).

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.