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83844 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83844 covers Moscow, Idaho, with a population of about 3,545.

Population
3,5456,043 per square mile
Median age
19.519.2 points below the US average
Degree or higher
59.8%24.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 83844 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

Population3,545
Median age19.5
Born outside the US6.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.5%
White (non-Hispanic)82.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino7.2%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$7,864
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes62%
Median year built2014

What the homes are

Detached house78%
5 to 19 units22%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate22.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.8%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home12.2%
Drives to work alone25%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity20.4% 13 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.1% 10.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.3% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure8.9% 25.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.4% 12 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis4.3% 20.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.7% 6.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication14.1% 60.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year62.7% 14 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening55% 30.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability23.4% 8.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.7% 4.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol10.5% 25.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness41.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability3% 11 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.9% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.4% 3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed404
Annual payroll$2,159,000
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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 25.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss39.4 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.

Wildfire84.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave62.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm17.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning16.6Very 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$74,636$78,538
Income per person$7,864$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%12.4%
Median home value$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,150$1,348
Homeownership72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.8%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate22.4%3.7%5.2%
Works from home12.2%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.2%5.7%13.9%
Median age19.537.138.7
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 US3.4 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Moscow School District 281100% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

83843 Moscow, ID0.8 km away
99163 Pullman, WA13.2 km away
99164 Pullman, WA13.7 km away
83872 Viola, ID14.1 km away
83871 Troy, ID17.7 km away
83832 Genesee, ID18.7 km away
99102 Albion, WA20.2 km away
99113 Colton, WA20.4 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.

Latah County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.59 sq mi
Population density6,043 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.7324, -117.0002

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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