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83852 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83852 covers Ponderay, Idaho, with a population of about 1,438 and a median household income of $47,361.

Population
1,438576 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$47,36137% below the Idaho median
Poverty rate
19.5%7.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$492,776down 12.2% in five years
Median rent
$98814% below the Idaho median
Degree or higher
9.5%25.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
29.6%35.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
164

Where 83852 is

Ponderay, 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

Population1,438
Median age39.7
Family households50.9%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.8%
White (non-Hispanic)80.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino6.3%
Veterans6.9%
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$47,361
Income per person$27,558
Poverty rate19.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k6.5%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k7.6%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k10.3%
$40–45k10.2%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k12.6%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k7.1%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k3.1%
$200k or more2.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed910
Mean adjusted gross income$74,223
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.3%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$381,000
Median gross rent$988
Rent as a share of household income30.1%
Owner-occupied29.6%
Vacant homes15.8%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house28.1%
Attached house9.4%
2 to 4 units9.6%
5 to 19 units25.8%
20 or more units5.2%
Mobile home20.7%
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$492,776as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 12.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$645,037$299,299

$299,299 in 2017 to $492,776 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home4.6%
Drives to work alone64.6%
Takes public transport6.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0.6%
Health

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

Obesity31.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening78.9% 7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.6% 6.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments164
People employed2,239
Annual payroll$83,502,000
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 71.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss74.1 out of 100
Community resilience27.6 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.

Winter weather95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.5Very 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$47,361$74,636$78,538
Income per person$27,558$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate19.5%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$381,000$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$988$1,150$1,348
Homeownership29.6%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%3.7%5.2%
Works from home4.6%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%5.7%13.9%
Median age39.737.138.7
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 stationSANDPOINT EXP STN, ID US2.5 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year62 in

Average high and low by month

January33.6°F / 22.9°F4.33 in rain, 20.9 in snow
February38.4°F / 23.7°F2.91 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March46.4°F / 28.6°F3.58 in rain, 6.5 in snow
April55.6°F / 34.5°F2.37 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May65.8°F / 41.8°F2.72 in rain
June71.8°F / 47.5°F2.44 in rain
July81.8°F / 51.6°F1.17 in rain
August81.9°F / 49.8°F0.8 in rain
September71.7°F / 42.4°F1.41 in rain
October56.3°F / 34.1°F2.95 in rain
November41.8°F / 28.9°F4.72 in rain, 6.4 in snow
December33.5°F / 22.8°F4.61 in rain, 19.3 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Lake Pend Oreille School District 84100% 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

83864 Sandpoint, ID0.7 km away
83840 Kootenai, ID1.6 km away
83825 Dover, ID8.3 km away
83865 Colburn, ID9.3 km away
83860 Sagle, ID11.4 km away
83836 Hope, ID20 km away
83813 Cocolalla, ID22.1 km away
83841 Laclede, ID22.3 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.

Bonner County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.49 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density576 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.3055, -116.5338

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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