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83856

ZIP 83856 is Priest River, Idaho, mostly in Bonner County; area codes 208 and 986; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Bonner +1 more
Metro area
Sandpoint, ID
Population
6,885
Coordinates
48.3325, -116.8989
☼ Live from 83856 — Priest River, ID

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Where 83856 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 83856
  • 🔢 Type 83856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1747. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83855 (Potlatch, ID, 92 mi away) and 83857 (Princeton, ID, 100 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83856 becomes 65838, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36858, 38568, 38658, 38685, 38856, 38865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36858 in Hatchechubbee, AL, 1,976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,078 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83856 and you would come out at 48.33°S, 63.10°E — 331 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 396.9 square miles of land, 83856 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 301 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,885This ZIP6,885
Households2,631This ZIP2,631
Housing units3,745This ZIP3,745
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$75,285This ZIP$75,285Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$427,900This ZIP$427,900Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$897This ZIP$897Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density17.3 / sq miThis ZIP17.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments206This ZIP206
Employees967This ZIP967
Annual payroll$46,007,000This ZIP$46,007,000
Tax returns filed3,160This ZIP3,160
Total adjusted gross income$249,002,000This ZIP$249,002,000

Land area

Land area396.93 sq miThis ZIP396.93 sq mi
Water area4.94 sq miThis ZIP4.94 sq mi

Counties 83856 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bonner County 91.9%
Pend Oreille County 8.1%

Other place names in 83856

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ZIP codes near 83856

ZIPCityDistance
83841 Laclede, ID 10.9 mi
83822 Oldtown, ID 12.1 mi
83865 Colburn, ID 12.7 mi
83821 Coolin, ID 13.4 mi
83825 Dover, ID 14.6 mi
83852 Ponderay, ID 16.8 mi
83840 Kootenai, ID 17.7 mi
99156 Newport, WA 17.9 mi
83813 Cocolalla, ID 18.2 mi
99180 Usk, WA 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83856?

83856 is in Priest River, Idaho, in Bonner County, part of the Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.3325, -116.8989.

What county is 83856 in?

83856 spans 2 counties: Bonner County and Pend Oreille County. Most of it falls in Bonner 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 83856?

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

What time zone is 83856 in?

83856 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83856?

About 6,885 people live in ZIP code 83856, in 2,631 households, at 17.3 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 83856?

$75,285 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83856?

The closest are 83841 (10.9 mi), 83822 (12.1 mi), 83865 (12.7 mi), 83821 (13.4 mi) and 83825 (14.6 mi).

Is 83856 a PO Box ZIP code?

83856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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