Princeton, Idaho

Princeton, Idaho
Census-designated place
Location in Latah County, Idaho
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Coordinates: 46°54′55″N116°49′53″W / 46.91528°N 116.83139°W / 46.91528; -116.83139
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 [1]	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 codes	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

• Idaho portal

• 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