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83842

ZIP 83842 is Medimont, Idaho, in Kootenai County; area code 208; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kootenai
Metro area
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Population
141
Coordinates
47.4448, -116.5465
☼ Live from 83842 — Medimont, ID

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Where 83842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83842
  • 🔢 Type 83842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,842 = 2 × 11 × 37 × 103. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011110000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83841 (Laclede, ID, 53 mi away) and 83843 (Moscow, ID, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83842 becomes 24838, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23488, 23884, 28348, 28384, 28438, 34288, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34288 in North Port, FL, 2,330 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,038 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83842 and you would come out at 47.44°S, 63.45°E — 337 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 19.1 square miles of land, 83842 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population141This ZIP141
Households48This ZIP48
Housing units48This ZIP48
Median age62.5This ZIP62.5Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$91,429This ZIP$91,429Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$625,000This ZIP$625,000Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher45.0%This ZIP45.0%
Population density7.4 / sq miThis ZIP7.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$1,267,000This ZIP$1,267,000

Land area

Land area19.05 sq miThis ZIP19.05 sq mi
Water area1.80 sq miThis ZIP1.80 sq mi

ZIP codes near 83842

ZIPCityDistance
83810 Cataldo, ID 8.1 mi
83833 Harrison, ID 10.8 mi
83861 Saint Maries, ID 13.7 mi
83850 Pinehurst, ID 15.9 mi
83868 Smelterville, ID 17.7 mi
83814 Coeur d'Alene, ID 17.7 mi
83876 Worley, ID 18.8 mi
83816 Coeur d'Alene, ID 19.4 mi
83851 Plummer, ID 19.5 mi
83839 Kingston, ID 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83842?

83842 is in Medimont, Idaho, in Kootenai County, part of the Coeur d'Alene, ID metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4448, -116.5465.

What county is 83842 in?

83842 lies in Kootenai County.

What area code is 83842?

Medimont uses area code 208, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 83842 in?

83842 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83842?

About 141 people live in ZIP code 83842, in 48 households, at 7.4 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 83842?

$91,429 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83842?

The closest are 83810 (8.1 mi), 83833 (10.8 mi), 83861 (13.7 mi), 83850 (15.9 mi) and 83868 (17.7 mi).

Is 83842 a PO Box ZIP code?

83842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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