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83218

ZIP 83218 is Basalt, Idaho, in Bingham County; area codes 208 and 986; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Bingham
Metro area
Blackfoot, ID
Population
569
Coordinates
43.3180, -112.1645
☼ Live from 83218 — Basalt, ID

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Where 83218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83218
  • 🔢 Type 83218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,218 = 2 × 41609. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100010100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83217 (Bancroft, ID, 40 mi away) and 83220 (Bern, ID, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83218 becomes 81238, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12838, 12883, 18328, 18823, 18832, 21838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32818 in Orlando, FL, 1,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯741 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83218 and you would come out at 43.32°S, 67.84°E — 432 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 0.452 square miles of land, 83218 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 219 football fields.
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People and housing

Population569This ZIP569
Households207This ZIP207
Housing units210This ZIP210
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$78,472This ZIP$78,472Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$306,600This ZIP$306,600Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density1,258.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,258.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees4This ZIP4
Annual payroll$119,000This ZIP$119,000

Land area

Land area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 83218

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ZIP codes near 83218

ZIPCityDistance
83274 Shelley, ID 4.0 mi
83404 Idaho Falls, ID 10.6 mi
83403 Idaho Falls, ID 12.2 mi
83405 Idaho Falls, ID 12.2 mi
83415 Idaho Falls, ID 12.2 mi
83406 Idaho Falls, ID 14.3 mi
83402 Idaho Falls, ID 14.4 mi
83256 Moreland, ID 15.5 mi
83236 Firth, ID 17.1 mi
83221 Blackfoot, ID 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83218?

83218 is in Basalt, Idaho, in Bingham County, part of the Blackfoot, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3180, -112.1645.

What county is 83218 in?

83218 lies in Bingham County.

What area code is 83218?

Basalt uses area codes 208 and 986, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 83218 in?

83218 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 83218?

About 569 people live in ZIP code 83218, in 207 households, at 1,258.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 83218?

$78,472 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83218?

The closest are 83274 (4 mi), 83404 (10.6 mi), 83403 (12.2 mi), 83405 (12.2 mi) and 83415 (12.2 mi).

Is 83218 a PO Box ZIP code?

83218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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