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83836

ZIP 83836 is Hope, Idaho, in Bonner County; area codes 986 and 208; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Bonner
Metro area
Sandpoint, ID
Population
980
Coordinates
48.2443, -116.1923
☼ Live from 83836 — Hope, ID

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Where 83836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83836
  • 🔢 Type 83836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,836 = 2 × 2 × 20959. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011101111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83835 (Hayden, ID, 38 mi away) and 83837 (Kellogg, ID, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83836 becomes 63838, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33688, 33868, 38368, 38638, 38683, 38863, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33868 in Polk City, FL, 2,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,047 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83836 and you would come out at 48.24°S, 63.81°E — 302 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 20m.
  • 📏 At 93.6 square miles of land, 83836 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population980This ZIP980
Households470This ZIP470
Housing units732This ZIP732
Median age59.5This ZIP59.5Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$97,083This ZIP$97,083Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$511,900This ZIP$511,900Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,375This ZIP$1,375Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%This ZIP36.2%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density10.5 / sq miThis ZIP10.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees166This ZIP166
Annual payroll$6,928,000This ZIP$6,928,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$72,753,000This ZIP$72,753,000

Land area

Land area93.59 sq miThis ZIP93.59 sq mi
Water area12.13 sq miThis ZIP12.13 sq mi

Other place names in 83836

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ZIP codes near 83836

ZIPCityDistance
83811 Clark Fork, ID 9.4 mi
83840 Kootenai, ID 15.6 mi
83860 Sagle, ID 16.4 mi
83852 Ponderay, ID 16.5 mi
83803 Bayview, ID 17.5 mi
83825 Dover, ID 19.1 mi
83864 Sandpoint, ID 19.5 mi
59844 Heron, MT 20.5 mi
83865 Colburn, ID 21.5 mi
83809 Careywood, ID 21.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83836?

83836 is in Hope, Idaho, in Bonner County, part of the Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.2443, -116.1923.

What county is 83836 in?

83836 lies in Bonner County.

What area code is 83836?

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

What time zone is 83836 in?

83836 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83836?

About 980 people live in ZIP code 83836, in 470 households, at 10.5 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 83836?

$97,083 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83836?

The closest are 83811 (9.4 mi), 83840 (15.6 mi), 83860 (16.4 mi), 83852 (16.5 mi) and 83803 (17.5 mi).

Is 83836 a PO Box ZIP code?

83836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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