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83857

ZIP 83857 is Princeton, Idaho, in Latah County; area codes 208 and 986; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Latah
Metro area
Moscow, ID
Population
1,074
Coordinates
46.8866, -116.8113
☼ Live from 83857 — Princeton, ID

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Where 83857 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83857
  • 🔢 Type 83857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 83857 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83856 (Priest River, ID, 100 mi away) and 83858 (Rathdrum, ID, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83857 becomes 75838 — and that is a real ZIP code: Donie, TX, 1,524 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37885, 38578, 38587, 38857, 38875, 53788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 37885 in Vonore, TN, 1,854 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,034 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83857 and you would come out at 46.89°S, 63.19°E — 366 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 31m.
  • 📏 At 67.3 square miles of land, 83857 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,074This ZIP1,074
Households397This ZIP397
Housing units436This ZIP436
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$78,185This ZIP$78,185Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$335,300This ZIP$335,300Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees236This ZIP236
Annual payroll$15,725,000This ZIP$15,725,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$25,849,000This ZIP$25,849,000

Land area

Land area67.29 sq miThis ZIP67.29 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 83857

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ZIP codes near 83857

ZIPCityDistance
83872 Viola, ID 8.0 mi
83855 Potlatch, ID 8.3 mi
83834 Harvard, ID 9.3 mi
83871 Troy, ID 10.5 mi
83843 Moscow, ID 12.9 mi
83823 Deary, ID 13.6 mi
83844 Moscow, ID 14.7 mi
99161 Palouse, WA 15.9 mi
83824 Desmet, ID 16.6 mi
83870 Tensed, ID 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83857?

83857 is in Princeton, Idaho, in Latah County, part of the Moscow, ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8866, -116.8113.

What county is 83857 in?

83857 lies in Latah County.

What area code is 83857?

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

What time zone is 83857 in?

83857 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83857?

About 1,074 people live in ZIP code 83857, in 397 households, at 16.0 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 83857?

$78,185 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83857?

The closest are 83872 (8 mi), 83855 (8.3 mi), 83834 (9.3 mi), 83871 (10.5 mi) and 83843 (12.9 mi).

Is 83857 a PO Box ZIP code?

83857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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