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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/83522

83522

ZIP 83522 is Cottonwood, Idaho, in Idaho County; area code 208; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Idaho
Metro area
none
Population
2,692
Coordinates
45.9134, -116.4736
☼ Live from 83522 — Cottonwood, ID

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Where 83522 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83522
  • 🔢 Type 83522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,522 = 2 × 41761. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83520 (Ahsahka, ID, 44 mi away) and 83523 (Craigmont, ID, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83522 becomes 22538 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rappahannock Academy, VA, 2,058 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22538, 22835, 22853, 23285, 25328, 25823, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32825 in Orlando, FL, 2,253 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯996 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83522 and you would come out at 45.91°S, 63.53°E — 391 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
  • 📏 At 437.3 square miles of land, 83522 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 332 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,692This ZIP2,692
Households731This ZIP731
Housing units890This ZIP890
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$79,688This ZIP$79,688Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$250,000This ZIP$250,000Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density6.2 / sq miThis ZIP6.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees765This ZIP765
Annual payroll$33,817,000This ZIP$33,817,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$64,578,000This ZIP$64,578,000

Land area

Land area437.31 sq miThis ZIP437.31 sq mi
Water area2.02 sq miThis ZIP2.02 sq mi

Other place names in 83522

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 83522

ZIPCityDistance
83531 Fenn, ID 11.0 mi
83555 Winchester, ID 16.2 mi
83526 Ferdinand, ID 16.5 mi
83533 Greencreek, ID 17.9 mi
83554 White Bird, ID 18.4 mi
83523 Craigmont, ID 21.7 mi
83530 Grangeville, ID 21.7 mi
83542 Lucile, ID 25.4 mi
97842 Imnaha, OR 26.2 mi
83552 Stites, ID 26.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83522?

83522 is in Cottonwood, Idaho, in Idaho County. Its published point location is 45.9134, -116.4736.

What county is 83522 in?

83522 lies in Idaho County.

What area code is 83522?

Cottonwood uses area code 208, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 83522 in?

83522 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 83522?

About 2,692 people live in ZIP code 83522, in 731 households, at 6.2 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 83522?

$79,688 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83522?

The closest are 83531 (11 mi), 83555 (16.2 mi), 83526 (16.5 mi), 83533 (17.9 mi) and 83554 (18.4 mi).

Is 83522 a PO Box ZIP code?

83522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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