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83648

ZIP 83648 is Mountain Home Afb, Idaho, in Elmore County; area code 208; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Elmore
Metro area
Mountain Home, ID
Population
3,219
Coordinates
43.0492, -115.8659
☼ Live from 83648 — Mountain Home Afb, ID

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Where 83648 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 83648
  • 🔢 Type 83648 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhgEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,648 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1307. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011011000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83647 (Mountain Home, ID, 30 mi away) and 83650 (Murphy, ID, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83648 becomes 84638 — and that is a real ZIP code: Leamington, UT, 308 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34688, 38468, 38486, 38846, 38864, 48386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34688 in Tarpon Springs, FL, 2,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯921 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83648 and you would come out at 43.05°S, 64.13°E — 523 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 10.0 square miles of land, 83648 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,219This ZIP3,219
Households885This ZIP885
Housing units926This ZIP926
Median age22.9This ZIP22.9Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$74,196This ZIP$74,196Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,903This ZIP$1,903Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%This ZIP35.3%
Mean commute10.6 minThis ZIP10.6 min
Population density322.7 / sq miThis ZIP322.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees307This ZIP307
Annual payroll$16,840,000This ZIP$16,840,000
Tax returns filed1,020This ZIP1,020
Total adjusted gross income$44,628,000This ZIP$44,628,000

Land area

Land area9.97 sq miThis ZIP9.97 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 83648

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ZIP codes near 83648

ZIPCityDistance
83624 Grand View, ID 16.7 mi
83627 Hammett, ID 19.1 mi
83604 Bruneau, ID 22.8 mi
83623 Glenns Ferry, ID 23.5 mi
83647 Mountain Home, ID 29.8 mi
83633 King Hill, ID 33.7 mi
83708 Boise, ID 34.2 mi
83711 Boise, ID 34.2 mi
83715 Boise, ID 34.2 mi
83717 Boise, ID 34.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83648?

83648 is in Mountain Home Afb, Idaho, in Elmore County, part of the Mountain Home, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0492, -115.8659.

What county is 83648 in?

83648 lies in Elmore County.

What area code is 83648?

Mountain Home Afb uses area code 208, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 83648 in?

83648 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 83648?

About 3,219 people live in ZIP code 83648, in 885 households, at 322.7 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 83648?

$74,196 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83648?

The closest are 83624 (16.7 mi), 83627 (19.1 mi), 83604 (22.8 mi), 83623 (23.5 mi) and 83647 (29.8 mi).

Is 83648 a PO Box ZIP code?

83648 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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