Welcome to Copeland ...

Copeland is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Copeland is located in Boundary County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Copeland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Copeland is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Copeland (for example, toward Rexford (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Copeland: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Copeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Copeland - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas (2), Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Copeland ...

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

• Creston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
• Bonners Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bonners Ferry is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonners Ferry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonners Ferry <4>
• Moyie Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moyie Springs is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyie Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moyie Springs <4>
• Rykerts
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rykerts
• Porthill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Porthill is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porthill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porthill <4>
• Lister
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister
• Kingsgate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
• Eastport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastport is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <4>
• Canyon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
• Erickson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copeland ...

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

Adding Copeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Copeland 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 (so far) for Copeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Copeland post office opened in 1900. The Copeland post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Copeland.