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Where 83870 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.
- 🔢 Type 83870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBEB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 83,870 = 2 × 5 × 8387. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100011110011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 83869 (Spirit Lake, ID, 58 mi away) and 83871 (Troy, ID, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 83870 becomes 07838 — and that is a real ZIP code: Great Meadows, NJ, 2,102 miles away.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03878, 03887, 07838, 08738, 08837, 08873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03878 in Somersworth, NH, 2,221 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
- 🎯1,043 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 83870 and you would come out at 47.14°S, 63.15°E — 359 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
- 📏 At 63.0 square miles of land, 83870 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 421This ZIP421 |
|---|---|
| Households | 161This ZIP161 |
| Housing units | 179This ZIP179 |
| Median age | 43.8This ZIP43.8Idaho37.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,250This ZIP$51,250Idaho$77,800US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $486,100This ZIP$486,100Idaho$418,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $455This ZIP$455Idaho$1,238US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.4%This ZIP27.4% |
| Mean commute | 31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min |
| Population density | 6.7 / sq miThis ZIP6.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 42This ZIP42 |
| Annual payroll | $2,049,000This ZIP$2,049,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 150This ZIP150 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $7,282,000This ZIP$7,282,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 63.03 sq miThis ZIP63.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 83870
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 83870
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
83824 | Desmet, ID | 4.7 mi |
83855 | Potlatch, ID | 10.1 mi |
83834 | Harvard, ID | 10.8 mi |
99128 | Farmington, WA | 11.1 mi |
83851 | Plummer, ID | 11.1 mi |
99033 | Tekoa, WA | 13.1 mi |
83861 | Saint Maries, ID | 14.7 mi |
99104 | Belmont, WA | 15.7 mi |
83857 | Princeton, ID | 17.5 mi |
99018 | Latah, WA | 17.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 83870?
83870 is in Tensed, Idaho, in Benewah County. Its published point location is 47.1386, -116.8536.
What county is 83870 in?
83870 lies in Benewah County.
What area code is 83870?
Tensed uses area codes 208 and 986, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 83870 in?
83870 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 83870?
About 421 people live in ZIP code 83870, in 161 households, at 6.7 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 83870?
$51,250 a year, against $77,800 across Idaho.
What ZIP codes are near 83870?
The closest are 83824 (4.7 mi), 83855 (10.1 mi), 83834 (10.8 mi), 99128 (11.1 mi) and 83851 (11.1 mi).
Is 83870 a PO Box ZIP code?
83870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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