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83809

ZIP 83809 is Careywood, Idaho, in Bonner County; area codes 208 and 986; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Bonner
Metro area
Sandpoint, ID
Population
393
Coordinates
48.0623, -116.5812
☼ Live from 83809 — Careywood, ID

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Where 83809 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83809
  • 🔢 Type 83809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,809 = 11 × 19 × 401. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83808 (Calder, ID, 57 mi away) and 83810 (Cataldo, ID, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83809 becomes 90838, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09838, 09883, 39088, 80938, 88039, 89803, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09883 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,305 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,057 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83809 and you would come out at 48.06°S, 63.42°E — 322 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 21m.
  • 📏 At 16.9 square miles of land, 83809 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population393This ZIP393
Households218This ZIP218
Housing units246This ZIP246
Median age59.7This ZIP59.7Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$124,615This ZIP$124,615Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$592,400This ZIP$592,400Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute68.8 minThis ZIP68.8 min
Population density23.2 / sq miThis ZIP23.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$1,372,000This ZIP$1,372,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$17,314,000This ZIP$17,314,000

Land area

Land area16.91 sq miThis ZIP16.91 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 83809

ZIPCityDistance
83813 Cocolalla, ID 5.7 mi
83801 Athol, ID 7.7 mi
83860 Sagle, ID 8.4 mi
83803 Bayview, ID 10.0 mi
83825 Dover, ID 12.9 mi
83841 Laclede, ID 12.9 mi
83869 Spirit Lake, ID 15.4 mi
83840 Kootenai, ID 17.6 mi
83852 Ponderay, ID 17.8 mi
83804 Blanchard, ID 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83809?

83809 is in Careywood, Idaho, in Bonner County, part of the Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.0623, -116.5812.

What county is 83809 in?

83809 lies in Bonner County.

What area code is 83809?

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

What time zone is 83809 in?

83809 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83809?

About 393 people live in ZIP code 83809, in 218 households, at 23.2 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 83809?

$124,615 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83809?

The closest are 83813 (5.7 mi), 83801 (7.7 mi), 83860 (8.4 mi), 83803 (10 mi) and 83825 (12.9 mi).

Is 83809 a PO Box ZIP code?

83809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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