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Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, between Coeur d’Alene and Spokane, Washington. It is a suburb of Coeur d’Alene, to the east, and a bedroom community to Spokane, to the west. The population was 38,485 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 17,247 in the 2000 census, making it Idaho’s tenth-largest city.

Post Falls city overview:
Name:	Post Falls city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Idaho
County:	Kootenai County
Founded:	1871
Incorporated:	1891
Elevation:	2,182 ft (665 m)
Land Area:	15.14 sq mi (39.22 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Population Density:	2,536.9/sq mi (979.5/km²)
ZIP code:	83854, 83877
Area code:	208, 986
FIPS code:	1664810
GNISfeature ID:	0397061
Website:	www.postfallsidaho.org

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History

Post Falls is named after Frederick Post, a German immigrant who constructed a lumber mill along the Spokane River in 1871 on land he purchased from Andrew Seltice, Chief of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. The purchase of the land is preserved in a pictograph on a granite cliff in Treaty Rock Park.

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Geography

The coordinates of Post Falls are 47°42′43″N 116°56′53″W / 47.712°N 116.948°W / 47.712; -116.948.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.11 square miles (36.54 km), of which 14.07 square miles (36.44 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) is water.

Post Falls is located on the Rathdrum Prairie, along the Washington–Idaho border. It is bounded by Coeur d’Alene to the east, Stateline and the state of Washington to the west, and the Spokane River to the south. Post Falls is 20 miles (32 km) east of Spokane and approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. The elevation of the city is 2,182 feet (665 m) above sea level.