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83201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83201 covers Pocatello, Idaho, with a population of about 39,552 and a median household income of $63,209.

Population
39,5521,156 per square mile
Median age
32.66.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$63,20915% below the Idaho median
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Typical home value
$340,215up 27.4% in five years
Median rent
$90521% below the Idaho median
Degree or higher
34.4%0.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.6%1.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,277

Where 83201 is

Pocatello, Idaho — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population39,552
Median age32.6
Family households61.5%
Born outside the US3.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.9%
White (non-Hispanic)80.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino10.1%
Veterans7.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$63,209
Income per person$32,249
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.3%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k4.0%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more5.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed16,740
Mean adjusted gross income$66,868
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k30.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$256,100
Median gross rent$905
Rent as a share of household income29.7%
Owner-occupied66.6%
Vacant homes6.3%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house68.3%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units12.4%
5 to 19 units8%
20 or more units3%
Mobile home2.7%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$340,215as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 131.8%
Typical asking rent$1,110as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$340,215$128,608

$149,010 in 2009 to $340,215 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,110$995

$995 in 2022 to $1,110 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home10.3%
Drives to work alone75.5%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening77.2% 8.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.3% 3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,277
People employed16,173
Annual payroll$741,496,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 63.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.6 out of 100
Community resilience46.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity79.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought64.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind22.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche10.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Idaho and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIdahoUnited States
Median household income$63,209$74,636$78,538
Income per person$32,249$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$256,100$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$905$1,150$1,348
Homeownership66.6%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%3.7%5.2%
Works from home10.3%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US3.8%5.7%13.9%
Median age32.637.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPOCATELLO CITY, ID US1.6 km away
Rain in a year13 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January36.3°F / 20.9°F1.08 in rain, 5.5 in snow
February40.6°F / 22.1°F0.95 in rain, 6.7 in snow
March52.1°F / 30.9°F1.31 in rain, 3.3 in snow
April60.8°F / 36.7°F1.42 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May70.5°F / 44.3°F1.46 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June80°F / 51.9°F1.16 in rain
July90.7°F / 59°F0.55 in rain
August88.6°F / 56.9°F0.85 in rain
September78.4°F / 48.7°F1.02 in rain
October63.2°F / 38.4°F1.04 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November47.3°F / 28.5°F0.96 in rain, 2.9 in snow
December36.1°F / 21°F1.17 in rain, 9.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Pocatello School District 2599.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

83206 Pocatello, ID1.9 km away
83204 Pocatello, ID4.6 km away
83202 Pocatello, ID5.9 km away
83205 Pocatello, ID9.3 km away
83203 Fort Hall, ID16.2 km away
83245 Inkom, ID18.6 km away
83277 Springfield, ID28.7 km away
83209 Pocatello, ID29.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Bannock County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area34.2 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density1,156 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.8876, -112.4381

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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