| 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: | 11:53:14 PM |
| Population: | 232 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 16029 |
| Land Area: | 2,021 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 33 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.0174, -111.0345 |
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7,435 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 2,021 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,983 to 7,435 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.5% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 83217 (Bancroft, $74,688 median) and poorest ZIP 83276 (Soda Springs, $64,750) are 22.9 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $215,200 in 83241 (Grace) to $259,500 in 83217 (Bancroft).
Density varies 102× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 83285 (Wayan) to 11 in 83241 (Grace).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.6% bachelor's+ in 83276 (Soda Springs) to 62.5% in 83285 (Wayan) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Idaho, this is the #28 most populous of 28 counties and ranks #24 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,927 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (862 of 4,844 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.
Caribou County lost 72.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024.