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83246

ZIP 83246 is Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, in Bannock County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Bannock
Metro area
Pocatello, ID
Population
821
Coordinates
42.6057, -112.0313
☼ Live from 83246 — Lava Hot Springs, ID

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Where 83246 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83246
  • 🔢 Type 83246 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghZEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,246 = 2 × 107 × 389. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100010100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83245 (Inkom, ID, 20 mi away) and 83250 (McCammon, ID, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83246 becomes 64238, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23486, 23846, 24368, 24836, 26348, 26384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34268 in Nocatee, FL, 1,997 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯724 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83246 and you would come out at 42.61°S, 67.97°E — 478 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 136.1 square miles of land, 83246 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population821This ZIP821
Households347This ZIP347
Housing units651This ZIP651
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,125This ZIP$73,125Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$394,700This ZIP$394,700Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$870This ZIP$870Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density6.0 / sq miThis ZIP6.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees322This ZIP322
Annual payroll$10,063,000This ZIP$10,063,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$40,795,000This ZIP$40,795,000

Land area

Land area136.10 sq miThis ZIP136.10 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 83246

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ZIP codes near 83246

ZIPCityDistance
83250 McCammon, ID 11.0 mi
83217 Bancroft, ID 12.5 mi
83234 Downey, ID 13.1 mi
83214 Arimo, ID 14.8 mi
83241 Grace, ID 14.9 mi
83245 Inkom, ID 20.0 mi
83281 Swanlake, ID 20.8 mi
83230 Conda, ID 23.4 mi
83205 Pocatello, ID 23.7 mi
83283 Thatcher, ID 25.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83246?

83246 is in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, in Bannock County, part of the Pocatello, ID metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6057, -112.0313.

What county is 83246 in?

83246 lies in Bannock County.

What time zone is 83246 in?

83246 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 83246?

About 821 people live in ZIP code 83246, in 347 households, at 6.0 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 83246?

$73,125 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83246?

The closest are 83250 (11 mi), 83217 (12.5 mi), 83234 (13.1 mi), 83214 (14.8 mi) and 83241 (14.9 mi).

Is 83246 a PO Box ZIP code?

83246 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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