Kootenai County, Idaho

Kootenai County, Idaho, has 191,864 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Coeur d'Alene. It uses Pacific Time and covers 1,238 sq mi (3,206 km²) of land.

Boise CityMeridian
Kootenai County in Idaho
Spokane CountyCoeur d'AlenePost FallsHaydenRathdrum
Kootenai County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
191,864
Land area
1,238 sq mi (3,206 km²)
County seat or government
Coeur d'Alene
Time zone
Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
Median household income
$81,861 ± $2,371
Median home value
$518,700 ± $17,761
Median rent, with utilities
$1,492 ± $50
Homes lived in by their owners
71.3% ± 1.4 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Coeur d'Alene, ID metro areaCentral county
Water area
71.2 sq mi (184 km²)
State
Idaho
County code (FIPS)
16055
Coordinates (central point)
47.675960, -116.695861

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Kootenai County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Pacific TimeAmerica/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 8385454,851 people
  2. 8381541,405 people
  3. 8381426,059 people
  4. 8383524,238 people
  5. 8385820,137 people
  6. 838017,553 people
  7. 838617,275 people
  8. 838695,504 people
  9. 838761,563 people
  10. 838101,412 people
  11. 838331,365 people
  12. 83803650 people
All 13
  1. 83842141 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Kootenai County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Kootenai County, largest first

  1. Coeur d'Alene School District 27188,435 people
  2. Post Falls School District 27352,596 people
  3. Lakeland Joint School District 27236,720 people
  4. Kellogg Joint School District 3919,047 people
  5. Plummer-Worley Joint School District 444,504 people
  6. Kootenai Joint School District 2742,042 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Kootenai County, largest first

  1. Coeur d'Alene Reservation8,051 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (city)56,447 people
  2. Post Falls, Idaho (city)43,391 people
  3. Hayden, Idaho (city)16,338 people
  4. Rathdrum, Idaho (city)10,874 people
  5. Dalton Gardens, Idaho (city)2,496 people
  6. Spirit Lake, Idaho (city)1,972 people
  7. Hauser, Idaho (city)932 people
  8. Hayden Lake, Idaho (city)834 people
  9. Athol, Idaho (city)777 people
  10. Rockford Bay, Idaho (CDP)336 people
  11. Worley, Idaho (city)230 people
  12. Fernan Lake Village, Idaho (city)212 people
All 16
  1. Huetter, Idaho (city)212 people
  2. Harrison, Idaho (city)190 people
  3. Conkling Park, Idaho (CDP)123 people
  4. State Line, Idaho (city)9 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Benewah County, Idaho32 mi south
  2. Spokane County, Washington33 mi west
  3. Shoshone County, Idaho44 mi southeast
  4. Bonner County, Idaho45 mi north

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.