Priest River is a city in Bonner County, Idaho. The population was 1,751 at the 2010 census. Located in the Idaho Panhandle region of the state, the city is at the mouth of the Priest River on the Pend Oreille River.
| Name: | Priest River city |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 25 |
| LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
| State: | Idaho |
| County: | Bonner County |
| Elevation: | 2,139 ft (652 m) |
| Total Area: | 3.70 sq mi (9.58 km²) |
| Land Area: | 3.55 sq mi (9.20 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km²) |
| Total Population: | 1,751 |
| Population Density: | 532.64/sq mi (205.67/km²) |
| ZIP code: | 83856 |
| Area code: | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code: | 1665530 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 0397069 |
| Website: | priestriver-id.gov |
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Geography
Priest River is located at 48°11′0″N 116°54′34″W / 48.18333°N 116.90944°W / 48.18333; -116.90944 (48.183388, -116.909555), at an elevation of 2,139 feet (652 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.84 square miles (9.95 km), of which, 3.69 square miles (9.56 km) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km) is water.
Priest River is located on the west bank of the Priest River, which drains Priest Lake 68 miles to the north, where the Priest River joins the much larger Pend Oreille River on its north bank. U.S. Route 2 passes through the town from Sandpoint on the east to Newport and the state of Washington on the west.
It is 7 miles (11 km) east of the border with Washington at Newport, and less than 60 miles (100 km) south (as the crow flies) of British Columbia, Canada.
See also
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