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83540

ZIP 83540 is Lapwai, Idaho, in Nez Perce County; area code 208; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Nez Perce
Metro area
Lewiston, ID-WA
Population
2,096
Coordinates
46.3452, -116.7827
☼ Live from 83540 — Lapwai, ID

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Where 83540 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83540
  • 🔢 Type 83540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,540 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 4177. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83539 (Kooskia, ID, 93 mi away) and 83541 (Lenore, ID, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83540 becomes 04538 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boothbay Harbor, ME, 2,272 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03458, 03584, 03845, 03854, 04358, 04538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34058 in FPO AA, a military post office, 2,620 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,020 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83540 and you would come out at 46.35°S, 63.22°E — 385 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 105.5 square miles of land, 83540 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,096This ZIP2,096
Households720This ZIP720
Housing units792This ZIP792
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$62,963This ZIP$62,963Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$205,100This ZIP$205,100Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$838This ZIP$838Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute15.0 minThis ZIP15.0 min
Population density19.9 / sq miThis ZIP19.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$3,540,000This ZIP$3,540,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$44,204,000This ZIP$44,204,000

Land area

Land area105.49 sq miThis ZIP105.49 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 83540

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ZIP codes near 83540

ZIPCityDistance
83524 Culdesac, ID 6.7 mi
83501 Lewiston, ID 9.4 mi
83548 Reubens, ID 13.1 mi
83535 Juliaetta, ID 13.3 mi
83832 Genesee, ID 15.5 mi
83541 Lenore, ID 17.0 mi
83523 Craigmont, ID 17.1 mi
83545 Peck, ID 18.1 mi
83555 Winchester, ID 18.8 mi
99179 Uniontown, WA 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83540?

83540 is in Lapwai, Idaho, in Nez Perce County, part of the Lewiston, ID-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3452, -116.7827.

What county is 83540 in?

83540 lies in Nez Perce County.

What area code is 83540?

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

What time zone is 83540 in?

83540 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83540?

About 2,096 people live in ZIP code 83540, in 720 households, at 19.9 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 83540?

$62,963 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83540?

The closest are 83524 (6.7 mi), 83501 (9.4 mi), 83548 (13.1 mi), 83535 (13.3 mi) and 83832 (15.5 mi).

Is 83540 a PO Box ZIP code?

83540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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