Official Name: | Careywood, Idaho |
Pushpin Map: | Idaho#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Idaho |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bonner |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 2280 |
Coordinates: | 48.0347°N -116.6433°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 83809 |
Area Code: | 208, 986 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 396235 |
Careywood is an unincorporated community in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Careywood is located on U.S. Route 95 6.5miles north-northeast of Athol. Careywood had a post office with ZIP code 83809 which closed in 2015.
Originally known as Severance, the town was renamed Careywood after a man named Carey from Spokane who bought land in the area. At the time, Careywood was involved in the logging industry.[1] Caryewood's population was 25 in 1960.[2]
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Careywood has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]