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83686

ZIP 83686 is in Nampa, Idaho, in Canyon County; area codes 208 and 986; Mountain time. Nampa has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 83651, 83652, 83653 and 83687.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Canyon
Metro area
Boise City, ID
Population
60,993
Coordinates
43.4989, -116.6043
☼ Live from 83686 — Nampa, ID

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Where 83686 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83686
  • 🔢 Type 83686 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBgEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,686 = 2 × 41843. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83680 (Meridian, ID, 13 mi away) and 83687 (Nampa, ID, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83686 becomes 68638 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fullerton, NE, 957 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36688, 36868, 38668, 38686, 38866, 63868, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36868 in Phenix City, AL, 1,867 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯962 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83686 and you would come out at 43.50°S, 63.40°E — 518 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 87.7 square miles of land, 83686 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population60,993This ZIP60,993
Households20,536This ZIP20,536
Housing units21,300This ZIP21,300
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$86,518This ZIP$86,518Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$430,200This ZIP$430,200Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,361This ZIP$1,361Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density695.4 / sq miThis ZIP695.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,022This ZIP1,022
Employees8,572This ZIP8,572
Annual payroll$358,941,000This ZIP$358,941,000
Tax returns filed25,960This ZIP25,960
Total adjusted gross income$1,928,136,000This ZIP$1,928,136,000

Land area

Land area87.71 sq miThis ZIP87.71 sq mi
Water area3.25 sq miThis ZIP3.25 sq mi

Other place names in 83686

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ZIP codes near 83686

ZIPCityDistance
83651 Nampa, ID 6.1 mi
83687 Nampa, ID 8.6 mi
83653 Nampa, ID 9.5 mi
83641 Melba, ID 10.4 mi
83642 Meridian, ID 11.4 mi
83605 Caldwell, ID 11.7 mi
83630 Huston, ID 11.8 mi
83680 Meridian, ID 13.2 mi
83646 Meridian, ID 13.5 mi
83634 Kuna, ID 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83686?

83686 is in Nampa, Idaho, in Canyon County, part of the Boise City, ID metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4989, -116.6043.

What county is 83686 in?

83686 lies in Canyon County.

What area code is 83686?

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

What time zone is 83686 in?

83686 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 83686?

About 60,993 people live in ZIP code 83686, in 20,536 households, at 695.4 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 83686?

$86,518 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83686?

The closest are 83651 (6.1 mi), 83687 (8.6 mi), 83653 (9.5 mi), 83641 (10.4 mi) and 83642 (11.4 mi).

Is 83686 a PO Box ZIP code?

83686 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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