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83843 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83843 covers Moscow, Idaho, with a population of about 25,372 and a median household income of $59,907.

Population
25,372213 per square mile
Median age
30.28.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,90720% below the Idaho median
Poverty rate
19.2%6.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$484,134up 22.1% in five years
Median rent
$90321% below the Idaho median
Degree or higher
52.4%17.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
49%16 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
743

Where 83843 is

Moscow, 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

Population25,372
Median age30.2
Family households50.9%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.8%
White (non-Hispanic)84.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans4.8%
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$59,907
Income per person$37,579
Poverty rate19.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.0%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k9.5%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k5.3%
$200k or more6.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,740
Mean adjusted gross income$77,548
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.5%
Returns, under $25k29.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$354,100
Median gross rent$903
Rent as a share of household income30.3%
Owner-occupied49%
Vacant homes6.4%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house46.1%
Attached house4.3%
2 to 4 units12.2%
5 to 19 units22.6%
20 or more units6.8%
Mobile home8%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$484,134as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.7%
Typical asking rent$1,161as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$485,382$232,874

$274,426 in 2009 to $484,134 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.4%
High school diploma or higher97.7%
Works from home10.1%
Drives to work alone63.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.4%
Health

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

Obesity29.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.2% 3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27% 7.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.1% 8.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening74.9% 11 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63% 1.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.3% 5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13% 4.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.3% 5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.1% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 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 disability11.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.4% 7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments743
People employed8,309
Annual payroll$310,984,000
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 39.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.5 out of 100
Community resilience33.7 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.

Wildfire88.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought72.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche48.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning16.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16Relatively 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$59,907$74,636$78,538
Income per person$37,579$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate19.2%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$354,100$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$903$1,150$1,348
Homeownership49%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.4%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate5%3.7%5.2%
Works from home10.1%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%5.7%13.9%
Median age30.237.138.7
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 stationMOSCOW U OF I, ID US2.6 km away
Rain in a year28 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January37.4°F / 22.2°F3.33 in rain, 14.5 in snow
February42°F / 23.8°F2.56 in rain, 8.6 in snow
March50.1°F / 28°F3.05 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April58°F / 32°F2.75 in rain, 1 in snow
May67.3°F / 37.9°F2.6 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June73.4°F / 42°F1.73 in rain
July84.4°F / 45.3°F0.66 in rain
August85.6°F / 45.2°F0.7 in rain
September76.2°F / 39.7°F1.01 in rain
October60.5°F / 32.8°F2.4 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November44.9°F / 27.4°F3.52 in rain, 6 in snow
December36.4°F / 21.6°F3.47 in rain, 15.5 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 supermarket54% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket80% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Moscow School District 28180.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Genesee Joint School District 28217.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Troy School District 2871.5% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

83844 Moscow, ID0.8 km away
99163 Pullman, WA14 km away
83872 Viola, ID14.2 km away
99164 Pullman, WA14.5 km away
83871 Troy, ID16.9 km away
83832 Genesee, ID18.3 km away
99113 Colton, WA20.8 km away
99161 Palouse, WA21 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.

Latah County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area118.97 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density213 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.7309, -116.9897

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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