Princeton, Idaho

Princeton, Idaho
Census-designated place
Location in Latah County, Idaho
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Coordinates: 46°54′55″N 116°49′53″W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Latah
Area
• Total	0.640 sq mi (1.66 km^2)
• Land	0.637 sq mi (1.65 km^2)
• Water	0.003 sq mi (0.008 km^2)
Elevation [1]	2,520 ft (770 m)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	148
• Density	230/sq mi (89/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83857
Area code(s)	208, 986
GNIS feature ID	2585582[1]

Princeton is a census-designated place in Latah County, Idaho, United States.

Description

Princeton is located on Idaho State Highway 6 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Potlatch. Princeton has a post office with ZIP code 83857.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 148.[3]

History

A post office called Princeton has been in operation since 1894.[4] The community was named after Princeton, Minnesota, the native home of an early settler.[5]

See also

• List of census-designated places in Idaho

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Idaho
2. ZIP Code Lookup
3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
4. "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
5. Long, Ben (May 13, 1988). "Gold, trees lured settlers to Harvard, Princeton". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 35. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

External links

Media related to Princeton, Idaho at Wikimedia Commons