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Ponderay ZIP code, Idaho

The ZIP code for Ponderay, ID is 83852, and its area codes are 208 and 986.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,534
Area codes
208, 986
State
Idaho

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Ponderay itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Sandpoint (8.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Ponderay 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.

Ponderay in numbers

About 1,534 people live in Ponderay, in 630 households. The median household income is $51,346 a year, 34% below the Idaho median of $77,800 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $436,700 (4% above the Idaho median), and median gross rent is $1,099 a month. The median age is 41.9; 11.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.8% across Idaho); the average commute takes 10 minutes.

Population1,534Ponderay1,534
Households630Ponderay630
Median age41.9Ponderay41.9Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,346Ponderay$51,346Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$436,700Ponderay$436,700Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,099Ponderay$1,099Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%Ponderay11.3%Idaho31.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute10.0 minPonderay10.0 minIdaho21.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density522 / sq miPonderay522 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Ponderay

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Ponderay
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
83852 Ponderay , ID Standard 1,515 $50,385 $420,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Ponderay

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

ZIP codes overlapping Ponderay
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
83864 Sandpoint , ID Standard 20,514 $70,496 $516,500

Map of Ponderay ZIP codes

83852

The ZIP codes of Ponderay, 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 Ponderay

The nearest larger towns are Sandpoint (9,637 people, 1.9 mi), Priest River (1,778 people, 19 mi) and Newport, WA (2,181 people, 25 mi).

Towns near Ponderay
TownPopulationDistance
Sandpoint 9,637 1.9 mi
Bonners Ferry 2,669 28.6 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Bonner County · Idaho ZIP codes

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