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Country around Weippe is a rural area of about 1,038 people in Lewis County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Lewiston, ID and 316 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $639 a month.
1,038people
$215kTypical home
$639/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
89"Snow
182Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,038 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Seattle, WA
- 52 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,356/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 17 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 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LWS airport
- 115 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 171 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,133 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 58 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.