Sandpoint, Idaho
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Sandpoint is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Bonner County, Idaho, United States.[3] Its population was 9,777 as of the 2022 census.[4]
Sandpoint, Idaho
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Top row: Cedar Street Bridge Public Market; 2nd row: Sandpoint from Schweitzer Mountain; City Beach; 3rd row: Sandpoint Amtrak Station; Downtown Sandpoint | |
Coordinates: 48°16′N 116°34′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
County | Bonner |
Incorporation | 1898 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.56 sq mi (11.81 km2) |
• Land | 4.26 sq mi (11.05 km2) |
• Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
Elevation | 2,096 ft (639 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,639 |
• Density | 2,094/sq mi (808.46/km2) |
Demonym | Sandpointer |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP Code | 83864 |
Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
FIPS code | 16-72100 |
GNIS feature ID | 0398095 |
Website | www |
Sandpoint's major economic contributors include forest products, light manufacturing, tourism, recreation and government services. As the largest service center in the two northern Idaho counties (Bonner and Boundary), as well as northwestern Montana, it has an active retail sector.
Sandpoint lies on the shores of Idaho's largest lake, 43-mile-long Lake Pend Oreille, and is surrounded by three major mountain ranges, the Selkirk, Cabinet and Bitterroot ranges. It is home to Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho's largest ski resort, and is on the International Selkirk Loop and two National Scenic Byways (Wild Horse Trail and Pend Oreille Scenic Byway). Among other distinctions awarded by national media in the past decade, in 2011 Sandpoint was named the nation's "Most Beautiful Small Town" by Rand McNally and USA Today.[5]