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83873 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83873 covers Wallace, Idaho, with a population of about 1,729 and a median household income of $41,838.

Population
1,7297 per square mile
Median age
46.67.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$41,83844% below the Idaho median
Poverty rate
19.1%6.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$253,175up 6.4% in five years
Median rent
$66043% below the Idaho median
Degree or higher
13.1%21.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
67%2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
59

Where 83873 is

Wallace, 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

Population1,729
Median age46.6
Family households56%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)91.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
Veterans10.1%
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$41,838
Income per person$26,252
Poverty rate19.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.4%
$10–15k9.1%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k11.4%
$40–45k12.5%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k4.4%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k1.3%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed650
Mean adjusted gross income$54,226
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$249,800
Median gross rent$660
Rent as a share of household income25.8%
Owner-occupied67%
Vacant homes38.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house78.4%
2 to 4 units9.5%
5 to 19 units6.5%
20 or more units4.2%
Mobile home1.4%
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$253,175as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 132.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$293,504$103,172

$103,172 in 2015 to $253,175 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone72.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.1%
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 diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.4% 2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.2% 11.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.3% 11.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.5% 8.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 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 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20% 7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments59
People employed611
Annual payroll$28,761,000
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 99.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.1 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.

River flooding99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.6Very 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$41,838$74,636$78,538
Income per person$26,252$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate19.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$249,800$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$660$1,150$1,348
Homeownership67%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate4%3.7%5.2%
Works from home9.8%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%5.7%13.9%
Median age46.637.138.7
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 stationWALLACE, ID US2.9 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year76 in

Average high and low by month

January34.3°F / 24°F4.5 in rain, 19.7 in snow
February38.5°F / 24.4°F3.13 in rain, 13.3 in snow
March45.8°F / 28.8°F4.49 in rain, 11.5 in snow
April54.6°F / 33.9°F3.02 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May64.9°F / 41°F2.9 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June71°F / 46.8°F2.7 in rain
July80.9°F / 51.3°F0.94 in rain
August80.9°F / 50.1°F1.16 in rain
September71.1°F / 43.8°F1.61 in rain
October55.2°F / 35.6°F3.38 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November40.7°F / 29.2°F4.82 in rain, 6.5 in snow
December33.3°F / 23.7°F4.56 in rain, 22.7 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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket5% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Wallace School District 39388.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Kellogg Joint School District 3919% of this ZIP code's land area
Mullan School District 3922.9% 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 vulnerability70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

83867 Silverton, ID0.9 km away
83849 Osburn, ID5.6 km away
83846 Mullan, ID12.9 km away
83837 Kellogg, ID13.6 km away
83874 Murray, ID17 km away
83868 Smelterville, ID19 km away
83808 Calder, ID20.5 km away
83850 Pinehurst, ID22.8 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 area254.95 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq mi
Population density7 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.4908, -115.9620

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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