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Where 83253 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 83253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZEB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 83,253 = 3 × 27751. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100010100110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83252 (Malad City, ID, 177 mi away) and 83254 (Montpelier, ID, 197 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 83253 becomes 35238 — and that is a real ZIP code: Birmingham, AL, 1,617 miles away.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23358, 25338, 25833, 28335, 28353, 28533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33852 in Lake Placid, FL, 2,148 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
- 🎯841 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83253 and you would come out at 44.54°S, 66.25°E — 382 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 388.6 square miles of land, 83253 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 295 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 112This ZIP112 |
|---|---|
| Households | 36This ZIP36 |
| Housing units | 235This ZIP235 |
| Median age | 66.0This ZIP66.0Idaho37.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.2%This ZIP41.2% |
| Population density | 0.3 / sq miThis ZIP0.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 388.62 sq miThis ZIP388.62 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi |
Counties 83253 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Lemhi County | 71.9% |
| Custer County | 28.1% |
ZIP codes near 83253
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
83235 | Ellis, ID | 15.8 mi |
83226 | Challis, ID | 16.9 mi |
83465 | Lemhi, ID | 18.2 mi |
83464 | Leadore, ID | 27.7 mi |
83468 | Tendoy, ID | 27.9 mi |
83467 | Salmon, ID | 35.4 mi |
83251 | Mackay, ID | 41.9 mi |
83227 | Clayton, ID | 44.9 mi |
83229 | Cobalt, ID | 45.0 mi |
59724 | Dell, MT | 47.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 83253?
83253 is in May, Idaho, in Lemhi County. Its published point location is 44.5358, -113.7548.
What county is 83253 in?
83253 spans 2 counties: Lemhi County and Custer County. Most of it falls in Lemhi County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 83253?
May uses area codes 208 and 986, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 83253 in?
83253 uses America/Boise.
How many people live in 83253?
About 112 people live in ZIP code 83253, in 36 households, at 0.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 83253?
The closest are 83235 (15.8 mi), 83226 (16.9 mi), 83465 (18.2 mi), 83464 (27.7 mi) and 83468 (27.9 mi).
Is 83253 a PO Box ZIP code?
83253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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