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83522 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83522 covers Cottonwood, Idaho, with a population of about 2,620 and a median household income of $67,438.

Population
2,6206 per square mile
Median age
35.13.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$67,43810% below the Idaho median
Poverty rate
12.8%about the US average
Typical home value
$353,252up 23.6% in five years
Median rent
$85026% below the Idaho median
Degree or higher
17.5%17.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.2%12.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
76

Where 83522 is

Cottonwood, 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

Population2,620
Median age35.1
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)90.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans5.8%
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$67,438
Income per person$28,536
Poverty rate12.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k5.9%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k6.8%
$50–60k8.1%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k17.2%
$100–125k11.8%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k2.5%
$200k or more7.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed870
Mean adjusted gross income$74,228
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.6%
Returns, under $25k25.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.2%
Returns, $200k or more4.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$237,900
Median gross rent$850
Owner-occupied77.2%
Vacant homes22.6%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house82.2%
2 to 4 units6.2%
5 to 19 units0.8%
Mobile home9.5%
Boat, RV or van1.2%
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$353,252as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 129.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$353,252$127,723

$148,379 in 2009 to $353,252 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%
High school diploma or higher89.7%
Works from home7.9%
Drives to work alone85.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.8%
Health

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

Obesity32.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.9% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.4% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.7% 5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening76.8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use61.7% 14.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30% 6.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments76
People employed796
Annual payroll$31,545,000
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 81.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.3 out of 100
Community resilience5.8 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.

Wildfire98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche80.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave33.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind24.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.7Very 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$67,438$74,636$78,538
Income per person$28,536$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate12.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$237,900$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,150$1,348
Homeownership77.2%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%3.7%5.2%
Works from home7.9%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%5.7%13.9%
Median age35.137.138.7
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 stationCOTTONWOOD 2 WSW, ID US1.9 km away
Rain in a year23 in
Snow in a year61 in

Average high and low by month

January37.1°F / 24.7°F1.81 in rain, 16.3 in snow
February40.2°F / 26.3°F1.64 in rain, 11 in snow
March47.6°F / 30.5°F2.12 in rain, 8.7 in snow
April53.9°F / 35.1°F2.67 in rain, 1.8 in snow
May63°F / 42.2°F2.78 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June69.4°F / 48.1°F2.64 in rain
July80.6°F / 56.1°F1.16 in rain
August81.4°F / 55.9°F0.84 in rain
September72.2°F / 48.7°F1.06 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October57.4°F / 38.7°F1.77 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November43.6°F / 29.9°F2.2 in rain, 6.3 in snow
December35.8°F / 23.6°F1.93 in rain, 16.5 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 supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mountain View School District 24469.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Cottonwood Joint School District 24230.8% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

83526 Ferdinand, ID10.2 km away
83533 Greencreek, ID11.1 km away
83531 Fenn, ID12.8 km away
83523 Craigmont, ID23.5 km away
83530 Grangeville, ID24.3 km away
83543 Nezperce, ID24.8 km away
83555 Winchester, ID28.7 km away
83536 Kamiah, ID32.5 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.

Idaho County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area437.31 sq mi
Water area2.02 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.0448, -116.3733

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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