| City: | Boise, Idaho |
| County: | Ada County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:43:04 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 208 / 986 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 43.6139, -116.2025 |
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ZIP code 83701 serves the main post office in downtown Boise, Idaho. This isn't a neighborhood or residential district. It's a PO Box-only ZIP assigned to the historic post office facility on West Bannock Street in the heart of Idaho's capital city.
The 315 PO Boxes here serve primarily business customers. With 564 business delivery points and 51 establishments on record, this ZIP functions as a commercial mail hub rather than a residential community. There's no population within this ZCTA because the ZIP exists solely for the post office building.
All 111 ZIP+4 street records point to a single address: W Bannock St with unit numbers. This is PO Box Street Addressing (PBSA), which allows PO Box holders to use the post office's street address with their box number as a unit. Many businesses prefer this format because it looks like a physical office address.
For residential mail in downtown Boise, look to surrounding ZIP codes. The 83701 area sits within ZIP 83702, which covers actual street addresses in the downtown and North End neighborhoods. If you live or work downtown but want a PO Box at the main post office, 83701 is the correct ZIP.
All records point to the post office's address with unit numbers for PO Box Street Addressing.
ZIP Code 83701 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 50 business establishments, employing about 313 people with an annual payroll of $22,750,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 7,484Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 50Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $5,675,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $22,750,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 313Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 83701 is located in Ada County, Idaho, within the Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14260) and Idaho's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 790,640 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 83701. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Boise City, IDSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 14260Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 790,640Source: Census |
| MSA: | Boise City, ID MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 43225.09 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 83701 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.