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Country around Nezperce is a rural area of about 739 people in Lewis County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Lewiston, ID and 303 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $638 a month.
739people
$211kTypical home
$638/moRent
80° / 35°Summer / winter
27"Snow
208Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 739 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 303 mi to Seattle, WA
- 37 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,330/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LWS airport
- 111 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 186 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,238 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+65 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.