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Basalt ZIP code, Idaho

The ZIP code for Basalt, ID is 83218, and its area codes are 208 and 986.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
569
Area codes
208, 986
State
Idaho

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Basalt itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Idaho Falls (10.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Basalt uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Basalt in numbers

About 569 people live in Basalt, in 207 households. The median household income is $78,472 a year, about the same as the Idaho median of $77,800 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $306,600 (27% below the Idaho median), and median gross rent is $775 a month. The median age is 37.0; 12.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.8% across Idaho); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population569Basalt569
Households207Basalt207
Median age37.0Basalt37.0Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$78,472Basalt$78,472Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$306,600Basalt$306,600Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$775Basalt$775Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%Basalt12.2%Idaho31.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.7 minBasalt28.7 minIdaho21.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,942 / sq miBasalt1,942 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Basalt city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Basalt

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Basalt
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
83218 Basalt , ID Standard 569 $78,472 $306,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Basalt

These ZIP codes cover part of Basalt but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Basalt
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
83236 Firth , ID Standard 1,840 $68,214 $283,500

Map of Basalt ZIP codes

83218

The ZIP codes of Basalt, ID, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Basalt

The nearest larger towns are Shelley (5,092 people, 5.0 mi), Groveland (1,422 people, 12 mi) and Blackfoot (12,782 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Basalt
TownPopulationDistance
Shelley 5,092 5.0 mi
Blackfoot 12,782 12.3 mi
Idaho Falls 67,725 13.7 mi
Ammon 19,064 15.1 mi
Lincoln 4,002 17.2 mi
Iona 2,984 18.8 mi
Fort Hall 2,654 25.4 mi
Rigby 5,404 27.8 mi

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