Cocolalla, Idaho

Cocolalla, Idaho
Unincorporated community
Cocolalla, Idaho is located in Idaho
Cocolalla, Idaho
Cocolalla, Idaho
Cocolalla, Idaho is located in the United States
Cocolalla, Idaho
Cocolalla, Idaho
Coordinates: 48°06′29″N 116°37′03″W / 48.10806°N 116.61750°W / 48.10806; -116.61750
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBonner
Elevation
2,221 ft (677 m)
Population
 • Total
985
 • Density22/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
83813
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID396313[1]

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]

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


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