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Welcome to North Pole ...

North Pole is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

North Pole is located in Kootenai County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Pole: N. Pole

North Pole is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of North Pole is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for North Pole: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named North Pole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named North Pole - they are located in Alaska, Colorado, New York, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near North Pole ...

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

  • Coeur d'Alene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Post Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hayden is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <4>
  • Rathdrum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spirit Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalton Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Athol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hauser
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayden Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fernan Lake Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Pole ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Kootenai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Pole - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the North Pole area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the North Pole area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.