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83236

ZIP 83236 is Firth, Idaho, in Bingham County; area codes 208 and 986; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Bingham
Metro area
Blackfoot, ID
Population
1,840
Coordinates
43.1911, -111.8725
☼ Live from 83236 — Firth, ID

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Where 83236 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83236
  • 🔢 Type 83236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,236 = 2 × 2 × 20809. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100010100100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83235 (Ellis, ID, 147 mi away) and 83237 (Franklin, ID, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83236 becomes 63238, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23836, 26338, 26833, 28363, 28633, 32683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33862 in Lake Placid, FL, 2,025 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯725 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83236 and you would come out at 43.19°S, 68.13°E — 437 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 217.1 square miles of land, 83236 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 165 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,840This ZIP1,840
Households786This ZIP786
Housing units871This ZIP871
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$68,214This ZIP$68,214Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$283,500This ZIP$283,500Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$689This ZIP$689Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density8.5 / sq miThis ZIP8.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees325This ZIP325
Annual payroll$13,447,000This ZIP$13,447,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$80,440,000This ZIP$80,440,000

Land area

Land area217.14 sq miThis ZIP217.14 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 83236

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ZIP codes near 83236

ZIPCityDistance
83427 Iona, ID 13.0 mi
83274 Shelley, ID 15.7 mi
83218 Basalt, ID 17.1 mi
83406 Idaho Falls, ID 17.4 mi
83404 Idaho Falls, ID 17.8 mi
83403 Idaho Falls, ID 20.7 mi
83405 Idaho Falls, ID 20.7 mi
83415 Idaho Falls, ID 20.7 mi
83401 Idaho Falls, ID 24.3 mi
83245 Inkom, ID 27.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83236?

83236 is in Firth, Idaho, in Bingham County, part of the Blackfoot, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1911, -111.8725.

What county is 83236 in?

83236 lies in Bingham County.

What area code is 83236?

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

What time zone is 83236 in?

83236 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 83236?

About 1,840 people live in ZIP code 83236, in 786 households, at 8.5 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 83236?

$68,214 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83236?

The closest are 83427 (13 mi), 83274 (15.7 mi), 83218 (17.1 mi), 83406 (17.4 mi) and 83404 (17.8 mi).

Is 83236 a PO Box ZIP code?

83236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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