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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/83636

83636

ZIP 83636 is Letha, Idaho, in Gem County; area codes 208 and 986; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Gem
Metro area
Boise City, ID
Population
109
Coordinates
43.9069, -116.6596
☼ Live from 83636 — Letha, ID

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Where 83636 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83636
  • 🔢 Type 83636 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEgEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,636 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 29 × 103. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83635 (Lake Fork, ID, 70 mi away) and 83637 (Lowman, ID, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83636 becomes 63638 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ellington, MO, 1,416 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33686, 36863, 38366, 38663, 63368, 63386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33686 in Tampa, FL, 2,190 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯970 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83636 and you would come out at 43.91°S, 63.34°E — 497 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 83636 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population109This ZIP109
Households44This ZIP44
Housing units44This ZIP44
Median age69.0This ZIP69.0Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$85,761This ZIP$85,761Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density43.7 / sq miThis ZIP43.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees17This ZIP17
Annual payroll$938,000This ZIP$938,000

Land area

Land area2.49 sq miThis ZIP2.49 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 83636

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

ZIP codes near 83636

ZIPCityDistance
83655 New Plymouth, ID 7.1 mi
83617 Emmett, ID 8.0 mi
83644 Middleton, ID 11.7 mi
83619 Fruitland, ID 13.3 mi
83661 Payette, ID 13.9 mi
83652 Nampa, ID 13.9 mi
83607 Caldwell, ID 14.1 mi
83656 Notus, ID 14.3 mi
83606 Caldwell, ID 14.4 mi
83669 Star, ID 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83636?

83636 is in Letha, Idaho, in Gem County, part of the Boise City, ID metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9069, -116.6596.

What county is 83636 in?

83636 lies in Gem County.

What area code is 83636?

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

What time zone is 83636 in?

83636 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 83636?

About 109 people live in ZIP code 83636, in 44 households, at 43.7 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 83636?

$85,761 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83636?

The closest are 83655 (7.1 mi), 83617 (8 mi), 83644 (11.7 mi), 83619 (13.3 mi) and 83661 (13.9 mi).

Is 83636 a PO Box ZIP code?

83636 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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