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Where 83542 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 83542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSEB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 83,542 = 2 × 41771. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100011001010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83541 (Lenore, ID, 65 mi away) and 83543 (Nezperce, ID, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 83542 becomes 24538 — and that is a real ZIP code: Concord, VA, 1,995 miles away.
- 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23458, 23845, 24538, 24853, 25438, 25843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34285 in Venice, FL, 2,251 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
- 🎯982 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83542 and you would come out at 45.56°S, 63.68°E — 402 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
- 📏 At 80.1 square miles of land, 83542 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 147This ZIP147 |
|---|---|
| Households | 49This ZIP49 |
| Housing units | 73This ZIP73 |
| Median age | 36.2This ZIP36.2Idaho37.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.6%This ZIP11.6% |
| Population density | 1.8 / sq miThis ZIP1.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 22This ZIP22 |
| Annual payroll | $488,000This ZIP$488,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 80.06 sq miThis ZIP80.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 83542
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
83554 | White Bird, ID | 9.2 mi |
83549 | Riggins, ID | 14.1 mi |
83547 | Pollock, ID | 17.5 mi |
83654 | New Meadows, ID | 22.9 mi |
97842 | Imnaha, OR | 23.2 mi |
83522 | Cottonwood, ID | 25.4 mi |
83531 | Fenn, ID | 28.0 mi |
83530 | Grangeville, ID | 28.7 mi |
83552 | Stites, ID | 35.0 mi |
83671 | Warren, ID | 37.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 83542?
83542 is in Lucile, Idaho, in Idaho County. Its published point location is 45.5613, -116.3248.
What county is 83542 in?
83542 lies in Idaho County.
What area code is 83542?
Lucile uses area code 208, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 83542 in?
83542 uses America/Boise.
How many people live in 83542?
About 147 people live in ZIP code 83542, in 49 households, at 1.8 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 83542?
The closest are 83554 (9.2 mi), 83549 (14.1 mi), 83547 (17.5 mi), 83654 (22.9 mi) and 97842 (23.2 mi).
Is 83542 a PO Box ZIP code?
83542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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