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83840

ZIP 83840 is Kootenai, 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
653
Coordinates
48.3126, -116.5151
☼ Live from 83840 — Kootenai, ID

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Where 83840 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 83840
  • 🔢 Type 83840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 131. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83839 (Kingston, ID, 50 mi away) and 83841 (Laclede, ID, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83840 becomes 04838, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03848, 03884, 08348, 08834, 38048, 38804, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03848 in Kingston, NH, 2,195 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,062 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83840 and you would come out at 48.31°S, 63.48°E — 314 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 19m.
  • 📏 At 0.296 square miles of land, 83840 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 143 football fields.
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People and housing

Population653This ZIP653
Households242This ZIP242
Housing units261This ZIP261
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$70,833This ZIP$70,833Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$350,900This ZIP$350,900Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,642This ZIP$1,642Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute14.0 minThis ZIP14.0 min
Population density2,206.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,206.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees91This ZIP91
Annual payroll$4,096,000This ZIP$4,096,000

Land area

Land area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 83840

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ZIP codes near 83840

ZIPCityDistance
83852 Ponderay, ID 0.9 mi
83865 Colburn, ID 6.2 mi
83825 Dover, ID 6.2 mi
83864 Sandpoint, ID 8.5 mi
83860 Sagle, ID 9.2 mi
83841 Laclede, ID 14.1 mi
83813 Cocolalla, ID 15.5 mi
83836 Hope, ID 15.6 mi
83809 Careywood, ID 17.6 mi
83856 Priest River, ID 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83840?

83840 is in Kootenai, Idaho, in Bonner County, part of the Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.3126, -116.5151.

What county is 83840 in?

83840 lies in Bonner County.

What area code is 83840?

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

What time zone is 83840 in?

83840 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83840?

About 653 people live in ZIP code 83840, in 242 households, at 2,206.1 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 83840?

$70,833 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83840?

The closest are 83852 (0.9 mi), 83865 (6.2 mi), 83825 (6.2 mi), 83864 (8.5 mi) and 83860 (9.2 mi).

Is 83840 a PO Box ZIP code?

83840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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