Santa, Idaho

Santa is an unincorporated community in Benewah County, Idaho, United States. Santa is located on Idaho State Highway 3 13 miles (21 km) south-southeast of St. Maries. Santa has a post office with ZIP code 83866.^[2] The town changed its name to SecretSanta.com for a year, in 2005 to promote the website and to get at least $20,000.^[3]

Santa
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°09′01″N 116°26′57″W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Benewah
Elevation	2,661 ft (811 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83866
Area code(s)	208, 986
GNIS feature ID	374904[1]

History

A post office called Santa has been in operation since 1887.^[4] The community took its name from nearby Santa Anna Creek.^[5]

References

1. "Santa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
2. ZIP Code Lookup
3. "9 Towns That Changed Their Names (And 4 That Almost Did)". Mental Floss. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
4. "Benewah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
5. "Santa's post office enjoys making its mark". The Deseret News. December 25, 1992. pp. A27. Retrieved November 2, 2015.