| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 208 / 986 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:57 PM |
| Population: | 6,618 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 16061 |
| Land Area: | 739 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.2467, -116.3602 |
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6,618 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 739 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,157 to 6,618 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.5% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 83548 (Reubens, $73,750 median) and poorest ZIP 83536 (Kamiah, $53,707) are 30.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $160,000 in 83548 (Reubens) to $268,100 in 83555 (Winchester).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 83523 (Craigmont) to 19 in 83536 (Kamiah).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.9% bachelor's+ in 83548 (Reubens) to 25.1% in 83536 (Kamiah) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Idaho, this is the #36 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #38 for median household income with the #32 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,461 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,190 of 4,947 reporting).
5 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.