List of United States post offices in Idaho

United States post offices operate under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Historically, post offices were usually placed in a prominent location. Many were architecturally distinctive, including notable buildings featuring Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Vernacular architecture.[1][2] However, modern U.S. post offices were generally designed for functionality rather than architectural style.[2]

Following is a list of United States post offices in Idaho. Notable post offices include individual buildings, whether still in service or not, which have architectural, historical, or community-related significance. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or state and local historic registers.

Post office City Date built Image Architect Notes Ref.
United States Post Office–Blackfoot Main Blackfoot 1936 Gilbert Stanley Underwood [a][b] [3][4]
Old Federal Building and US Post Office Boise 1901 William S. Campbell, James L. Knox [a][c] [3][5]
Bonners Ferry Main Post Office Bonners Ferry 1937–1938 Louis A. Simon [a] [3][6]
United States Post Office-Buhl Main Buhl 1940 Louis A. Simon [a][d] [3][7]
United States Post Office (Burley, Idaho) Burley 1935 Louis A. Simon, George O. Von Nerta [e] [8][9]
U.S. Post Office – Caldwell Main Caldwell 1932 James A. Wetmore [a] [3]
Coeur d'Alene Federal Building Coeur d'Alene 1928 L. L. Welch [a][c] [10]
United States Post Office (Grangeville, Idaho) Grangeville 1941 [11]
United States Post Office (Idaho Falls, Idaho) Idaho Falls 1916 James A. Wetmore, Oscar Wenderoth [a] [12]
United States Post Office-Kellogg Main Kellogg 1937 Louis A. Simon [a][f] [13][14]
Moscow Post Office and Courthouse, now Moscow City Hall Moscow 1911 James Knox Taylor [a][c] [15][3]
United States Post Office-Nampa Main Nampa 1931 James A. Wetmore [a] [3]
United States Post Office-Orofino Main Orofino 1940 Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick [a] [3][16]
United States Post Office-Payette Main Payette 1937 Louis A. Simon [a] [17][3]
Pocatello Post Office, now Pocatello Federal Building Pocatello 1916 Frank H. Paradice [a][c] [3][18]
United States Post Office-Preston Main Preston 1940 Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick [a][g] [3][19]
United States Post Office-St. Anthony Main St. Anthony 1938 Louis A. Simon [a][h] [3][20]
United States Post Office-Wallace Main Wallace 1936 Harry B. Carter, Louis A. Simon [a] [3][21]
Weiser Post Office Weiser 1932 Tourtellotte & Hummel [a] [22][3]
Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station Wickahoney 1890s Dow Dunning [a][c] [23][24]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  2. ^ Houses the New Deal murals The Arrival Celebration and The Round-Up by Andrew Standing Soldier.
  3. ^ a b c d e No longer used as a post office.
  4. ^ Houses the New Deal mural Snake River Ferry by Richard Guy Walton.
  5. ^ Houses the New Deal mural Pioneers on the Oregon Trail along the Snake River by Elizabeth Lochrie.
  6. ^ Houses the New Deal mural Discovery by Fletcher Martin.
  7. ^ Houses the New Deal mural The Battle of Bear River by Edmond J. Fitzgerald.
  8. ^ Houses the New Deal mural The Fur Traders by Elizabeth Lochrie.

References

  1. ^ "Historic Post Office Buildings". National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  2. ^ a b Yuko, Elizabeth. "12 of the Most Beautiful Post Offices in the United States". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Kolva, H. J. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic U.S. Post Offices in Idaho (1900-1941)" (PDF). Idaho Historical Society. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Post Office Murals – Blackfoot ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  5. ^ "Old Federal Building and US Post Office". Clio. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  6. ^ "Post Office – Bonners Ferry ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  7. ^ "Post Office Mural – Buhl ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  8. ^ "Post Office – Burley ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  9. ^ "Post Office Mural – Burley ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  10. ^ Don Hibbard (February 10, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Coeur d'Alene Federal Building". National Park Service. Retrieved October 11, 2017. With photo from 1977.
  11. ^ "Post Office – Grangeville ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  12. ^ "U.S. Post Office". NPGallery. May 31, 1979. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  13. ^ Egleston, Elizabeth (August 29, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Kellogg Main Post Office" (PDF). NPGallery. National Park Service. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "Post Office Mural – Kellogg ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  15. ^ "Moscow Post Office and Courthouse". NPGallery. National Park Service. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  16. ^ "Post Office – Orofino ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  17. ^ "Post Office – Payette ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  18. ^ Hart, Arthur A. (January 24, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Pocatello Federal Building" (PDF). Idaho Historical Society. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  19. ^ "Post Office Mural – Preston ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  20. ^ "Post Office Mural – Saint Anthony ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  21. ^ "Post Office – Wallace ID". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  22. ^ "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory for Group Nomination of Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture: Weiser Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1980
  23. ^ "Wickahoney Post Office & Stage Stop ~ Idaho". Destination West!. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  24. ^ "Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station". NPGallery. May 27, 1982. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
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