Welcome to Rockaway Beach ...

Rockaway Beach is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Rockaway Beach: Rockaway Bch.

Rockaway Beach is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rockaway Beach is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Rockaway Beach: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Rockaway Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rockaway Beach - they are located in California, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Rockaway Beach ...

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

• Coeur d'Alene
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene
  • Coeur d'Alene is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeur d'Alene <5>
• Post Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
  • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <5>
• Hayden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Liberty Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <5>
• Spirit Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Dalton Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Gardens
  • Dalton Gardens is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton Gardens <5>
• Athol
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hauser
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
  • Hauser is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <5>
• Hayden Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>

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 Rockaway Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockaway Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockaway Beach. 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 Rockaway Beach.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockaway Beach ...

Looking for more information about Rockaway Beach? 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 Rockaway Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockaway Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/

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