The town
Athol, Idaho.
Population about seven hundred.
The Northern Pacific put a depot here in 1882 and the village incorporated in 1909. The population has held right around seven hundred ever since, which is the whole point of the place.
Everything below is somebody's actual business. We are listing them because a town you can name the businesses in is a different proposition from a subdivision with a highway exit, not because anyone asked us to or paid us to.
How the town got its name
A town that turned down an easier name
Athol was offered Silver City once, and said no thanks. A Boise news crew came up in 2020 for the naming story and left with the legend rather than the record. Also, a lake named for earrings, a city named for a leather punch, and a state named after a word somebody probably made up.
Read the post, and watch the segment
Eat and drink
Cafes, a grill, a tavern, and pizza, mostly along Highway 54.
- 30401 N Old Hwy 95 · (208) 561-5333
- 5751 E Hwy 54 · (208) 661-8085
- 6160 Hwy 54 · (208) 683-2363
- 6300 Hwy 54 · (406) 334-3745
- 29801 N Old Hwy 95 · (208) 561-5211
- 5475 E Hwy 54 · (208) 683-2435
- 6915 E Athol Crossings Rd · (208) 561-9496
Fuel and vehicles
Gas, parts, tires, repair, and towing.
- 6925 E Super 1 Loop · (208) 683-1592
- 5885 E Hwy 54 · (208) 683-2730
- 29801 N. Hwy 95 · (208) 683-5066
- 29650 N Old Hwy 95 · (208) 651-4780
- 6300 Hwy 54 · (208) 683-0405
- 30600 N. Hwy 95 · (208) 683-2195
- 5929 Hwy 54 · (208) 683-3375
Groceries and goods
What you can buy without driving to town.
- 7052 E Athol Crossing Rd · (208) 265-9275
- 6953 E Super 1 Loop · (208) 656-1110
- 30585 N Roberts Rd · (208) 209-3181
Trades and materials
Lumber, aggregate, excavation, logging, and equipment repair.
- 29520 N Old Hwy 95 · (208) 640-0577
- 5727 E. Grove Ave · (208) 683-2680
- 25715 N Old Hwy 95 · (707) 328-1389
- 6250 E. Menser Ave · (208) 683-2618
- 5400 ID-54 · (208) 255-3238
- 30075 N. 2nd St. · (208) 683-2027
Care and services
Veterinary, dental, childcare, salons, and the office trades.
- 7093 E Super 1 Loop · (208) 561-9013
- 6101 ID-54, Unit J · (208) 265-0610
- 7173 E Forest View Rd · (208) 683-1200
- 30425 N. Meadow St. · (208) 683-2708
- 29629 N Old Hwy 95 · (208) 661-5999
- 29725 N 7th St · (208) 683-5555
- (208) 784-8475
- 30655 N. Hwy 95 · (208) 683-4000
Stay and storage
A motel, RV parks, and storage yards.
- 1852 W Wesson Ave · (208) 623-6865
- 54299 N Old US Hwy 95 · (208) 772-5000
- (208) 683-2543
- 5950 Hwy 54 · (208) 561-5300
Civic
The post office, the library, the school, the fire station.
- 5525 Hwy 54 · (208) 683-2614
- 6333 E. Menser Ave · (208) 683-2231
- 30399 N Third St · (208) 683-2979
- 29777 N Old Hwy 95 · (208) 683-2096
- 5985 Hwy 54 · (208) 683-3333
Also in town
Listed by the city without enough detail for us to sort.
- 6101 Hwy 54
Straight from the city
The city keeps its own pages,
and they are the live version.
Compiled from the City of Athol's public business directory and a local guide, then checked against independent sources by us in August 2026. The city's page is the live version and this one is a snapshot, so call ahead. Listings we could not corroborate are still shown; listings we found closed are not. Where a business has its own site, the name links to it (26 of them do).
No one paid to appear here and no one was asked to. We have no arrangement with any of these businesses, we do not take a referral, and inclusion is not a recommendation. If you run one of them and want the entry corrected or removed, write to hello@clagstoneliving.com and a person will handle it.