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Eastport, Idaho

Coordinates: 48°59′58″N 116°10′53″W / 48.99944°N 116.18139°W / 48.99944; -116.18139
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Eastport, Idaho
Section of the Moyie River in Eastport
Section of the Moyie River in Eastport
Eastport, Idaho is located in Idaho
Eastport, Idaho
Eastport, Idaho
Eastport, Idaho is located in the United States
Eastport, Idaho
Eastport, Idaho
Coordinates: 48°59′58″N 116°10′53″W / 48.99944°N 116.18139°W / 48.99944; -116.18139
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBoundary
Elevation
2,628 ft (801 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
83826
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID396438[1]

Eastport is an unincorporated community in Boundary County, Idaho, United States. Eastport is located at the Canada–US border along U.S. Route 95, across from Kingsgate, British Columbia and 19 miles (31 km) north of Moyie Springs. It is connected to Canada by the Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing. Eastport has a post office with ZIP code 83826.[2]

History

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Eastport's population was 50 in 1909,[3] and was estimated at 100 in 1960.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastport, Idaho
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  4. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.