Post Falls, Idaho

Post Falls
Downtown Post Falls along the Spokane River
Downtown Post Falls along the Spokane River
Location of Post Falls in Kootenai County, Idaho
Location of Post Falls in Kootenai County, Idaho
Coordinates: 47°42′43″N 116°56′53″W / 47.712°N 116.948°W / 47.712; -116.948
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyKootenai
FoundedJune 1, 1871
Incorporated1891
Government
 • TypeCity Council (6) & Mayor
elected to four-year terms
 • MayorRonald G. Jacobson
Area
 • City
15.17 sq mi (39.29 km2)
 • Land15.14 sq mi (39.22 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation2,182 ft (665 m)
Population
 • City
38,485
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
44,194
 • RankUS: 740th
ID: 9th
 • Density2,730/sq mi (1,055/km2)
 • Urban
121,831 (US: 272nd)
 • Metro
183,578 (US: 240th)
 • Combined
781,497 (US: 70th)
Time zoneUTC–8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
83854, 83877
Area code(s)208 and 986
FIPS code16-64810
GNIS feature ID0397061[2]
Websitepostfalls.gov

Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the gateway city to Northern Idaho off of Interstate 90, just west of Coeur d'Alene, and east of Spokane, Washington. The population was 38,485 at the 2020 census,[3] making it Idaho's ninth-largest city and the second largest city in North Idaho behind Coeur d’Alene.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Post Falls, Idaho
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).