Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 83238 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 83238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZEB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆83238 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 83,238 = 2 × 3 × 13873. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100010100100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83237 (Franklin, ID, 42 mi away) and 83239 (Georgetown, ID, 17 mi away).
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23838, 23883, 28338, 28383, 33882, 38238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33882 in Winter Haven, FL, 1,917 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
- 🎯675 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83238 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 68.90°E — 486 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 97.8 square miles of land, 83238 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 129This ZIP129 |
|---|---|
| Households | 59This ZIP59 |
| Housing units | 67This ZIP67 |
| Median age | 30.5This ZIP30.5Idaho37.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $90,491This ZIP$90,491Idaho$77,800US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $422,900This ZIP$422,900Idaho$418,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.9%This ZIP17.9% |
| Mean commute | 51.7 minThis ZIP51.7 min |
| Population density | 1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 7This ZIP7 |
| Annual payroll | $114,000This ZIP$114,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 97.80 sq miThis ZIP97.80 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 83238
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
83254 | Montpelier, ID | 7.4 mi |
83220 | Bern, ID | 14.6 mi |
83239 | Georgetown, ID | 16.7 mi |
83126 | Smoot, WY | 17.0 mi |
83233 | Dingle, ID | 18.4 mi |
83119 | Fairview, WY | 19.0 mi |
83261 | Paris, ID | 19.2 mi |
83114 | Cokeville, WY | 20.7 mi |
83223 | Bloomington, ID | 20.7 mi |
83272 | Saint Charles, ID | 24.5 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 83238 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 83238?
83238 is in Geneva, Idaho, in Bear Lake County. Its published point location is 42.3812, -111.0999.
What county is 83238 in?
83238 lies in Bear Lake County.
What area code is 83238?
Geneva uses area codes 208 and 986, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 83238 in?
83238 uses America/Boise.
How many people live in 83238?
About 129 people live in ZIP code 83238, in 59 households, at 1.3 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 83238?
$90,491 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.
What ZIP codes are near 83238?
The closest are 83254 (7.4 mi), 83220 (14.6 mi), 83239 (16.7 mi), 83126 (17 mi) and 83233 (18.4 mi).
Is 83238 a PO Box ZIP code?
83238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “83238 ZIP Code — Geneva, Idaho (Bear Lake County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/83238
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/83238.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.