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Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States
Cocolalla, Idaho
Unincorporated community
Cocolalla, Idaho is located in IdahoCocolalla, IdahoCocolalla, IdahoShow map of IdahoCocolalla, Idaho is located in the United StatesCocolalla, IdahoCocolalla, IdahoShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 48°06′29″N 116°37′03″W / 48.10806°N 116.61750°W / 48.10806; -116.61750
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBonner
Elevation2,221 ft (677 m)
Population
 • Total985
 • Density22/sq mi (8/km)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code83813
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID396313

Cocolalla is an unincorporated community in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Cocolalla is located on the south shore of Cocolalla Lake 12 miles (19 km) south-southwest of Sandpoint. The community is served by U.S. Route 95. Cocolalla has a post office with ZIP code 83813. The meaning of Cocolalla is not clear: one source states it is from a Coeur d'Alene Salish word meaning "very cold"; another source states it is an English derivation of a Coeur d'Alene Salish word meaning “deep water.”

Notable Person

Frank L. VanderSloot, Founder and CEO of Melaleuca.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cocolalla, Idaho
  2. ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Native American Placenames of the United States by William Bright, 2004, pg 114
  4. Article originally in Inland Northwest Land Trust Quarterly Newsletter, Fall 2008, Volume 17, Number 3, pg 8
Municipalities and communities of Bonner County, Idaho, United States
County seat: Sandpoint
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