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83421

ZIP 83421 is Chester, Idaho, in Fremont County; area codes 208 and 986; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Fremont
Metro area
Rexburg, ID
Population
220
Coordinates
44.0019, -111.5473
☼ Live from 83421 — Chester, ID

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Where 83421 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83421
  • 🔢 Type 83421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,421 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 23 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100010111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83420 (Ashton, ID, 12 mi away) and 83422 (Driggs, ID, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83421 becomes 12438 — and that is a real ZIP code: Halcottsville, NY, 1,852 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12834, 12843, 13428, 13482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34281 in Bradenton, FL, 1,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯725 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83421 and you would come out at 44.00°S, 68.45°E — 379 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 11.7 square miles of land, 83421 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population220This ZIP220
Households115This ZIP115
Housing units148This ZIP148
Median age62.4This ZIP62.4Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median home value$282,400This ZIP$282,400Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%This ZIP7.6%
Population density18.8 / sq miThis ZIP18.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$837,000This ZIP$837,000

Land area

Land area11.69 sq miThis ZIP11.69 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

ZIP codes near 83421

ZIPCityDistance
83445 Saint Anthony, ID 10.1 mi
83451 Teton, ID 10.3 mi
83436 Newdale, ID 10.4 mi
83438 Parker, ID 10.9 mi
83420 Ashton, ID 11.7 mi
83448 Sugar City, ID 13.3 mi
83441 Rexburg, ID 17.2 mi
83460 Rexburg, ID 17.4 mi
83440 Rexburg, ID 18.6 mi
83424 Felt, ID 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83421?

83421 is in Chester, Idaho, in Fremont County, part of the Rexburg, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0019, -111.5473.

What county is 83421 in?

83421 lies in Fremont County.

What area code is 83421?

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

What time zone is 83421 in?

83421 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 83421?

About 220 people live in ZIP code 83421, in 115 households, at 18.8 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 83421?

The closest are 83445 (10.1 mi), 83451 (10.3 mi), 83436 (10.4 mi), 83438 (10.9 mi) and 83420 (11.7 mi).

Is 83421 a PO Box ZIP code?

83421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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