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83869

ZIP 83869 is Spirit Lake, Idaho, mostly in Kootenai County; area codes 208 and 986; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kootenai +1 more
Metro area
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Population
5,504
Coordinates
47.9823, -116.8924
☼ Live from 83869 — Spirit Lake, ID

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Where 83869 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 83869
  • 🔢 Type 83869 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 83869 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100011110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83868 (Smelterville, ID, 46 mi away) and 83870 (Tensed, ID, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 83869 becomes 96838 — and that is a real ZIP code: Honolulu, HI, 2,914 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38869, 39886, 68938, 96838, 98368, 98386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96838 in Honolulu, HI, 2,914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,068 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83869 and you would come out at 47.98°S, 63.11°E — 338 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 22m.
  • 📏 At 65.8 square miles of land, 83869 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,504This ZIP5,504
Households2,045This ZIP2,045
Housing units2,425This ZIP2,425
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Idaho37.3US 38.9
Median household income$67,099This ZIP$67,099Idaho$77,800US $80,734
Median home value$466,000This ZIP$466,000Idaho$418,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,233This ZIP$1,233Idaho$1,238US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min
Population density83.6 / sq miThis ZIP83.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments115This ZIP115
Employees406This ZIP406
Annual payroll$15,342,000This ZIP$15,342,000
Tax returns filed2,710This ZIP2,710
Total adjusted gross income$193,659,000This ZIP$193,659,000

Land area

Land area65.82 sq miThis ZIP65.82 sq mi
Water area2.45 sq miThis ZIP2.45 sq mi

Counties 83869 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kootenai County 56.5%
Bonner County 43.5%

Other place names in 83869

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 83869

ZIPCityDistance
83804 Blanchard, ID 5.7 mi
83858 Rathdrum, ID 8.8 mi
83801 Athol, ID 11.5 mi
83813 Cocolalla, ID 13.6 mi
83822 Oldtown, ID 14.0 mi
83809 Careywood, ID 15.4 mi
99025 Newman Lake, WA 15.5 mi
83841 Laclede, ID 16.1 mi
99021 Mead, WA 16.5 mi
83835 Hayden, ID 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 83869?

83869 is in Spirit Lake, Idaho, in Kootenai County, part of the Coeur d'Alene, ID metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.9823, -116.8924.

What county is 83869 in?

83869 spans 2 counties: Kootenai County and Bonner County. Most of it falls in Kootenai 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 83869?

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

What time zone is 83869 in?

83869 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 83869?

About 5,504 people live in ZIP code 83869, in 2,045 households, at 83.6 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 83869?

$67,099 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.

What ZIP codes are near 83869?

The closest are 83804 (5.7 mi), 83858 (8.8 mi), 83801 (11.5 mi), 83813 (13.6 mi) and 83822 (14 mi).

Is 83869 a PO Box ZIP code?

83869 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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