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.[2] The meaning of Cocolalla is not clear: one source states it is from a Coeur d'Alene Salish word meaning "very cold";[3] another source states it is an English derivation of a Coeur d'Alene Salish word meaning “deep water.” [4]
Cocolalla, Idaho | |
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  Cocolalla, Idaho  Cocolalla, Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′29″N 116°37′03″W / 48.10806°N 116.61750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bonner |
| Elevation | 2,221 ft (677 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 985 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 83813 |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| GNIS feature ID | 396313[1] |
Notable Person
editFrank L. VanderSloot, Founder and CEO of Melaleuca.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cocolalla, Idaho
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Native American Placenames of the United States by William Bright, 2004, pg 114
- ^ Article originally in Inland Northwest Land Trust Quarterly Newsletter, Fall 2008, Volume 17, Number 3, pg 8
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