Princeton, Idaho

Princeton, Idaho
Princeton, Idaho
Census-designated place
	Location in Latah County, Idaho
	Princeton Location in Idaho Princeton Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 46°54′55″N116°49′53″W / 46.91528°N 116.83139°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Latah
Area
• Total	0.640 sq mi (1.66 km2)
• Land	0.637 sq mi (1.65 km2)
• Water	0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2)
Elevation	2,520 ft (770 m)
Population (2010 census)
• Total	148
• Density	230/sq mi (89/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83857
Area code(s)	208, 986
GNIS feature ID	2585582

Last updated December 20, 2024

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]

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References

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

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[gnis-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Idaho

[2] ZIP Code Lookup

[census-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.

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