Cocolalla is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Bonner County,

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

, United States. Cocolalla is located on the south shore of Cocolalla Lake south-southwest of Sandpoint. The community is served by

U.S. Route 95 US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highways, US Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland from the Pacific Coast ...

. Cocolalla has a

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...

with ZIP code 83813. The meaning of is not clear: one source states it is from a Coeur d'Alene

Salish Salish () may refer to: * Salish peoples, a group of First Nations/Native Americans ** Coast Salish peoples, several First Nations/Native American groups in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest ** Interior Salish peoples, several First Nat ...

word meaning "very cold"; another source states it is an English derivation of a Coeur d'Alene Salish word meaning “deep water.” Article originally in Inland Northwest Land Trust Quarterly Newsletter, Fall 2008, Volume 17, Number 3, pg 8
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, Founder and CEO of Melaleuca.

References

Unincorporated communities in Bonner County, Idaho Unincorporated communities in Idaho {{BonnerCountyID-geo-stub