Where is Oldtown, Idaho?

Oldtown is in Bonner County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Priest River (5.7 mi), Spirit Lake (17 mi), Dover (20 mi).

What is the population of Oldtown, Idaho?

Oldtown has a population of about 260 (U.S. Census).

Are there new home communities in Oldtown?

Yes. Treasure Idaho lists 1 new home community in Oldtown.

Are there jobs in Oldtown, Idaho?

There are 1 open jobs listed in Oldtown on Treasure Idaho, from 1 local employers.

What schools are in Oldtown, Idaho?

Oldtown has 1 operating public school in West Bonner County District, including Idaho Hill Elementary School.

What parks are in Oldtown, Idaho?

Oldtown has 1 park, including Oldtown Rotary Park.

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Oldtown, Idaho

Bonner County260 people

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About Oldtown

Oldtown is a city in Bonner County. About 260 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 2,100 feet, 35 miles north of Coeur d'Alene in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Albeni Falls and Oldtown Rotary Park.

Moving to Oldtown

Start with homes, jobs and local services in and around Oldtown.

Cost of living

Oldtown is outside the Idaho metros with a 2024 federal price figure, so this uses the Idaho statewide level. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $95.49 here, under the U.S. average by 4.5%.

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Public schools in Oldtown

All 1

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Idaho Hill Elementary School
West Bonner County District · PK-6
126 students · 15.8 students per teacher

Services for Oldtown

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DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Oldtown.

Ponderay · Vehicles
300 Bonner Mall Way Ponderay, ID 83852 Suite 24
· Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Priest River · Driver's licenses
73 Eastside Road Priest River, ID 83865
· Mon. - Fri. 9:15 AM - 4:30 PM
Sandpoint · Driver's licenses
4001 N Boyer Ave Sandpoint, ID 83864
· Mon. - Fri. 9:15 AM - 4:30 PM
Priest River · Vehicles
75 Eastside Road Priest River, ID 83856
· Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

No natural gas utility on the official town lists names Oldtown.

Allergy ratings in Oldtown

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in June
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. June to mid-July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in August
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 6 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 10 (2021).

Regional rating. Oldtown has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Coeur d'Alene station in the North Idaho, 37 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, High. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 294 counted days in 2010 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 106 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 183 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. The NAB station in Coeur d'Alene reported grass in the High range in June 2017 (WSU), and the Spokane NAB station read 120 grains per cubic meter in late May 2026 (Spokesman-Review). NAB calls 20 to 199 High. Two reports, not a long record. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, Moderate. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 74 counted days in 2010 to 2022: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 16 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 28 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide.

Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Bonner County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

Map of Oldtown

Parks, new home communities, homes for sale and stays listed in town. Select a pin to open it.

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Parks in Oldtown

1 named park on OpenStreetMap.

Oldtown Rotary Park

Parks, trails and things to do

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Places in and around Oldtown, nearest first: everything tied to Oldtown plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Waterfalls

Albeni Fallswaterfall
1.5 mi
Torrelle Fallswaterfall · near Priest River
7.7 mi
McAbee Fallswaterfall · near Priest River
10 mi

Parks

Oldtown Rotary Park
0.1 mi
North Shore Game Management Areanear Priest River
3.8 mi
Priest River City Parknear Priest River
5.5 mi
4-H Parknear Priest River
5.7 mi
Priest River Parknear Priest River
6.6 mi
Carey Creek Game Management Areanear Priest River
8.6 mi
Riley Creek Recreation Areanear Priest River
12 mi

Trails

Pend Oreille River Passage Trail1 mi long
0.8 mi
Bodie Mountain Trail0.3 mi long · near Priest River
3.9 mi
John Wayne Trail2.3 mi long · near Priest River
9.4 mi
Peewee Trail2 mi long · near Priest River
9.7 mi
Quartz View Trail4.8 mi long · near Priest River
9.9 mi
Pee Wee Trail0.9 mi long · near Priest River
10 mi
Steep Creek Trail2.1 mi long · near Priest River
10 mi
Binarch Creek Trail5.2 mi long
22 mi
North Gatetrailhead · near Spirit Lake
13 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.