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83525 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83525 covers Elk City, Idaho, with a median household income of $45,521.

Median age
62.323.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$45,52139% below the Idaho median
Poverty rate
9.1%3.3 points below the US average
Median home value
$286,30024% below the Idaho median
Degree or higher
7.6%27.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.3%17.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 83525 is

Elk City, 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

Median age62.3
Family households68.7%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)92.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans6.6%
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$45,521
Income per person$22,351
Poverty rate9.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k34.0%
$45–50k8.2%
$50–60k14.3%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k17.7%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed160
Mean adjusted gross income$58,731
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k25.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$286,300
Owner-occupied82.3%
Vacant homes70.6%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house73%
Mobile home27%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate26.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home26.8%
Drives to work alone73.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.2%
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 diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.1% 6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use64.8% 11.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.2% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed36
Annual payroll$1,738,000
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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 99.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.6 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.

Landslide100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche83.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought68.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm11.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.8Very 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$45,521$74,636$78,538
Income per person$22,351$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate9.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$286,300$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,150$1,348
Homeownership82.3%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate26.3%3.7%5.2%
Works from home26.8%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%5.7%13.9%
Median age62.337.138.7
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 stationELK CITY 1NE, ID US6 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year119 in

Average high and low by month

January35.1°F / 14.6°F3.39 in rain, 29.2 in snow
February40.8°F / 15.6°F2.34 in rain, 14 in snow
March47.2°F / 21°F2.75 in rain, 19 in snow
April53.3°F / 27°F2.89 in rain, 10.2 in snow
May63°F / 32.9°F3.11 in rain, 1.1 in snow
June70.5°F / 40.3°F3.55 in rain, 0.1 in snow
July82.6°F / 42.5°F1.21 in rain
August82.9°F / 39.1°F1.09 in rain
September74.1°F / 32.2°F1.61 in rain
October58.3°F / 28.4°F2.6 in rain, 1.9 in snow
November42.8°F / 21.5°F3.32 in rain, 17.3 in snow
December33.3°F / 14°F2.78 in rain, 26.4 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Mountain View School District 244100% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

83552 Stites, ID40.5 km away
83530 Grangeville, ID49.3 km away
83539 Kooskia, ID49.9 km away
83671 Warren, ID60 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 area577.78 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.7896, -115.5024

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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