About Athol
Athol is a tiny community in northwestern Idaho with an estimated population of 738.
Athol holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.15 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 642 residents per square mile.
📰 Athol News Today
- Starting next week single-lane traffic on SH-54 near Athol will create delays as construction continues Idaho Transportation Department (.gov) · Jun 18
- 55-year-old arrested after Athol drug warrant leads to standoff, shelter-in-place | Idaho News NonStop Local KHQ · Jul 9
- Athol Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Man arrested following standoff in Athol KXLY.com · Jul 9
- Idaho State Police investigating deadly crash near Athol krem.com · Feb 2
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Athol Unique
- Positioned in northwestern Idaho, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Idaho — one of 236 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Athol
- Beacon Pizza & Tap House — italian
- Candle in the Woods
- Country Boy Cafe (café)
- Silverwood Coffee Roasting & Trading Co.
- Caramel Apples
- Caselli's Pizzeria — pizza
- Chuckwagon — barbecue
- Coffee Corral — coffee shop (café)
- Golden Fleece Foods
- High Moon Saloon
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Boulder Beach Water Park · Theme park
- Silverwood Theme Park · Theme park
- Aftershock · Attraction
- Antique Cars · Attraction
- Arcade · Arcade
- Avalanche Mountain · Attraction
- Bumber Boats · Attraction
- Butterflyer · Attraction
- Carousel · Attraction
- Cork Screw · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Athol
- Clagstone Meadows Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Farragut State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Athol City Park reviews ★
- Garnet Bay Cabanas · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Athol
- ATHOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIdaho
TypeCity
Population (2024)738
Rank in state#105 of 198
Land area1.15 sq mi
Density642/sq mi
Coordinates47.9471, -116.7077