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83839 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83839 covers Kingston, Idaho, with a population of about 1,248 and a median household income of $60,409.

Population
1,24813 per square mile
Median age
5819.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,40919% below the Idaho median
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$342,990up 12.2% in five years
Median rent
$96916% below the Idaho median
Degree or higher
9.7%25.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
34

Where 83839 is

Kingston, 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

Population1,248
Median age58
Family households64.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)97%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans13.5%
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$60,409
Income per person$27,755
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k24.6%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k13.0%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k17.5%
$125–150k2.2%
$150–200k6.3%
$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 filed610
Mean adjusted gross income$70,903
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$335,600
Median gross rent$969
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes8.7%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house83.7%
Mobile home16.3%
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$342,990as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 105.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$382,562$166,640

$166,640 in 2016 to $342,990 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%
High school diploma or higher82.3%
Works from home3.3%
Drives to work alone85.1%
Takes public transport5.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.4%
Health

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

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.1% 7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.3% 13.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.2% 4 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 screening83.9% 2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.3% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.7% 14 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability14.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.4% 8.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.3% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.2% 12.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments34
People employed118
Annual payroll$5,847,000
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 99.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99 out of 100
Community resilience6.2 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.

Landslide99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18Very 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$60,409$74,636$78,538
Income per person$27,755$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$335,600$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$969$1,150$1,348
Homeownership82.8%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%3.7%5.2%
Works from home3.3%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.7%13.9%
Median age5837.138.7
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 stationKELLOGG, ID US12.6 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January37°F / 21.7°F4.29 in rain, 15.1 in snow
February41.5°F / 22.6°F3.06 in rain, 12 in snow
March49.6°F / 27.1°F3.66 in rain, 6.4 in snow
April57.8°F / 32.3°F2.89 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May68.6°F / 39.7°F2.88 in rain
June74.7°F / 46°F2.73 in rain
July84.9°F / 50.5°F1.15 in rain
August84.3°F / 48.8°F0.82 in rain
September73.4°F / 41°F1.32 in rain
October58°F / 32.5°F3.11 in rain
November44.1°F / 27.1°F4.55 in rain, 4.4 in snow
December36.3°F / 21.8°F3.45 in rain, 13.8 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%.

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

Kellogg Joint School District 39169.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wallace School District 39330.3% 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 vulnerability67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

83850 Pinehurst, ID5.7 km away
83868 Smelterville, ID6.4 km away
83810 Cataldo, ID11.6 km away
83837 Kellogg, ID12.3 km away
83849 Osburn, ID20.4 km away
83842 Medimont, ID23.2 km away
83867 Silverton, ID25 km away
83873 Wallace, ID25.4 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.

Shoshone County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area94.04 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.5509, -116.2887

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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