| ZIP Codes: | 16 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 208 / 509 / 986 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:14 PM |
| Population: | 12,924 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 53051 |
| CBSA: | Sandpoint, ID |
| Land Area: | 1,920 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 30 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.5764, -117.2760 |
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47,818 residents live across 16 ZIPs covering 1,920 sq mi, served by 16 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 38,681 to 47,818 from 2014 to 2024 — a +23.6% change. 13 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 83848 (Nordman, $127,313 median) and poorest ZIP 83811 (Clark Fork, $44,930) are 53.4 miles apart — a 2.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.0× across this county — from $274,100 in 83841 (Laclede) to $824,800 in 83848 (Nordman).
Density varies 1096× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 83821 (Coolin) to 2,801 in 83840 (Kootenai).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.1% bachelor's+ in 83822 (Oldtown) to 48.4% in 83821 (Coolin) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Idaho, this is the #33 most populous of 39 counties and ranks #36 for median household income with the #32 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,045 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (10,520 of 36,419 reporting).
12 Standard delivery, 4 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83864 | Sandpoint | Standard | 20,514 | $70,496 | 528.2 | 15.3% |
| 83860 | Sagle | Standard | 7,806 | $71,563 | 158.8 | 46.7% |
| 83856 | Priest River | Standard | 6,885 | $75,285 | 365.7 | 10.0% |
| 83822 | Oldtown | Standard | 2,442 | $56,490 | 40.0 | 6.5% |
| 83804 | Blanchard | Standard | 2,092 | $59,302 | 47.6 | 63.7% |
| 83811 | Clark Fork | Standard | 1,997 | $44,930 | 327.6 | 54.6% |
| 83852 | Ponderay | Standard | 1,515 | $50,385 | 2.9 | 69.1% |
| 83813 | Cocolalla | Standard | 1,249 | $90,156 | 45.0 | 46.6% |
| 83836 | Hope | Standard | 980 | $97,083 | 140.6 | 4.7% |
| 83840 | Kootenai | PO Box | 653 | $70,833 | 0.2 | 233.2% |
| 83841 | Laclede | PO Box | 492 | $50,789 | 22.5 | 178.0% |
| 83809 | Careywood | Standard | 393 | $124,615 | 18.6 | 1.0% |
| 83848 | Nordman | Standard | 315 | $127,313 | 119.8 | 45.2% |
| 83821 | Coolin | Standard | 259 | — | 101.3 | -26.8% |
| 83825 | Dover | PO Box | 226 | $53,125 | 0.8 | -46.3% |
| 83865 | Colburn | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |