Welcome to Harlem ...

Harlem is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Harlem is located in Bonner County<1>.

The location of Harlem has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harlem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Harlem is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Harlem is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Harlem lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Harlem, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Harlem: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Harlem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Harlem - they are located in California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harlem.

Communities near Harlem ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harlem.

• Hayden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <5>
• Rathdrum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
  • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <5>
• Spirit Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <5>
• Newport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Priest River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
  • Priest River is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <5>
• Dover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Athol
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athol <5>
• Hayden Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Lake
  • Hayden Lake is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden Lake <5>
• Oldtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
  • Oldtown is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <5>
• Careywood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Careywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careywood
  • Careywood is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Careywood <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harlem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harlem.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harlem. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harlem.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlem. See our Newspapers Page for Harlem.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harlem ...

Looking for more information about Harlem? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Harlem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harlem.

Adding Harlem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harlem in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harlem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harlem post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harlem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harlem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bonner County: www.co.bonner.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/