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83868

ZIP 83868 is Smelterville, Idaho, in Shoshone County; area codes 208 and 986; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shoshone
Metro area
none
Population
906
Coordinates
47.5163, -116.1828
☼ Live from 83868 — Smelterville, ID

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Where 83868 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 83868
  • 🔢 Type 83868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 83,868 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 29 × 241. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83867 (Silverton, ID, 11 mi away) and 83869 (Spirit Lake, ID, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83868 becomes 86838, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38868, 68838, 68883). The farthest-flung twin is 38868 in Shannon, MS, 1,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,024 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83868 and you would come out at 47.52°S, 63.82°E — 319 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 26m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 83868 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population906This ZIP906
Households495This ZIP495
Housing units527This ZIP527
Median age49.4This ZIP49.4Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,270This ZIP$51,270Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$133,300This ZIP$133,300Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$955This ZIP$955Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density135.7 / sq miThis ZIP135.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees281This ZIP281
Annual payroll$9,786,000This ZIP$9,786,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$16,027,000This ZIP$16,027,000

Land area

Land area6.68 sq miThis ZIP6.68 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 83868

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ZIP codes near 83868

ZIPCityDistance
83837 Kellogg, ID 4.4 mi
83850 Pinehurst, ID 5.1 mi
83839 Kingston, ID 7.4 mi
83849 Osburn, ID 9.0 mi
83867 Silverton, ID 11.0 mi
83810 Cataldo, ID 12.6 mi
83808 Calder, ID 14.6 mi
83873 Wallace, ID 16.5 mi
83842 Medimont, ID 17.7 mi
83874 Murray, ID 19.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83868?

83868 is in Smelterville, Idaho, in Shoshone County. Its published point location is 47.5163, -116.1828.

What county is 83868 in?

83868 lies in Shoshone County.

What area code is 83868?

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

What time zone is 83868 in?

83868 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83868?

About 906 people live in ZIP code 83868, in 495 households, at 135.7 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 83868?

$51,270 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83868?

The closest are 83837 (4.4 mi), 83850 (5.1 mi), 83839 (7.4 mi), 83849 (9 mi) and 83867 (11 mi).

Is 83868 a PO Box ZIP code?

83868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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