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Where 83812 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 83812 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 83,812 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 911. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100011101100100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83811 (Clark Fork, ID, 76 mi away) and 83813 (Cocolalla, ID, 78 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 83812 becomes 21838 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marion Station, MD, 2,130 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12838, 12883, 18328, 18823, 18832, 21838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32818 in Orlando, FL, 2,258 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
- 🎯1,015 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83812 and you would come out at 47.02°S, 63.72°E — 340 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
- 📏 At 24.3 square miles of land, 83812 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8This ZIP8 |
| Housing units | 24This ZIP24 |
| Median age | 71.5This ZIP71.5Idaho37.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $72,500This ZIP$72,500Idaho$77,800US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.5 / sq miThis ZIP0.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 24.31 sq miThis ZIP24.31 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
Counties 83812 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Shoshone County | 100.0% |
| Benewah County | 0.0% |
ZIP codes near 83812
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
83830 | Fernwood, ID | 5.2 mi |
83806 | Bovill, ID | 10.7 mi |
83866 | Santa, ID | 11.2 mi |
83827 | Elk River, ID | 17.5 mi |
83823 | Deary, ID | 18.3 mi |
83834 | Harvard, ID | 20.9 mi |
83861 | Saint Maries, ID | 21.3 mi |
83808 | Calder, ID | 23.2 mi |
83857 | Princeton, ID | 26.5 mi |
83870 | Tensed, ID | 28.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 83812?
83812 is in Clarkia, Idaho, in Shoshone County. Its published point location is 47.0194, -116.2841.
What county is 83812 in?
83812 spans 2 counties: Shoshone County and Benewah County. Most of it falls in Shoshone County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 83812?
Clarkia uses area codes 208 and 986, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 83812 in?
83812 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 83812?
About 11 people live in ZIP code 83812, in 8 households, at 0.5 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 83812?
$72,500 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.
What ZIP codes are near 83812?
The closest are 83830 (5.2 mi), 83806 (10.7 mi), 83866 (11.2 mi), 83827 (17.5 mi) and 83823 (18.3 mi).
Is 83812 a PO Box ZIP code?
83812 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “83812 ZIP Code — Clarkia, Idaho (Shoshone County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/83812
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