| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 208 / 986 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:13 PM |
| Population: | 4,718 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 16003 |
| Land Area: | 1,397 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.7929, -116.4253 |
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4,718 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,397 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,973 to 4,718 from 2014 to 2024 — a +18.8% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 83654 (New Meadows, $91,750 median) and poorest ZIP 83632 (Indian Valley, $51,583) are 37.0 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $275,000 in 83632 (Indian Valley) to $534,600 in 83654 (New Meadows).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.4% bachelor's+ in 83643 (Mesa) to 28.5% in 83654 (New Meadows) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Idaho, this is the #41 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #31 for median household income with the #15 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,498 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (818 of 3,700 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.