Idaho · Census place 1642400

Kamiah, Idaho

Kamiah is a city in 2 counties of Idaho with an estimated 1,163 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 79th largest of 86 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,163
#79 of 86 in Idaho
Change since 2020
+4.1%
+46 people
Land area
1.1 sq mi
+ 0.09 sq mi water
Density
1,057 / sq mi
State median 2,389
Orange pin: Kamiah. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Boise.

Kamiah population, 2020 to 2024

Kamiah added 46 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.1%. In the latest year it moved by -22.

1,11720201,16820211,18120221,18520231,1632024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,117. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Kamiah covers 1.10 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 1,057 people per square mile of land. The median Idaho place of 5,000+ has 2,389, so Kamiah is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Kamiah spans

Kamiah crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,163 residents as follows; Lewis County holds 99.3% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Lewis County1,155
  2. 02Idaho County8
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Kamiah

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Kamiah by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 83536. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Kamiah is

The Census internal point of Kamiah is at 46.226800, -116.028300. Boise, the capital, is 180.5 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Orofino, ID (3,285 people), 20.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Spokane Valley, WA, 114.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
46.226800, -116.028300
DMS
46°13'36.48"N 116°01'41.88"W
UTM
11N 574932.8E 5119705.9N
Geohash
c2jqzxqf8
Plus code
85R56XGC+PM

Daylight in Kamiah

At 46.23° N, Kamiah gets about 15 h 47 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 37 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 11 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Kamiah

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Idaho, measured between internal points. The closest is Orofino, 20.8 miles away, with 3,285 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kamiah, ID?

1,163 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 46 (4.1%) from 1,117 in July 2020.

What county is Kamiah in?

It spans 2 counties: Lewis County (1,155 residents), Idaho County (8 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Kamiah?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 83536.

How far is Kamiah from Boise?

180.5 miles (290.5 km) in a straight line, heading S from Kamiah.

What is the nearest larger city to Kamiah?

Orofino, ID, with 3,285 residents, 20.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.