ZIP Code 83847 — undefined, ID Demographics & Data

ZIP code 83847 covers ID in Boundary County with a population of about 1,475.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 54.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 208, 986; U.S. House district ID-1; the SPOKANE media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 35.5%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 11.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 21.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Construction; about 3.7% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 11.5 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $257,900 — about 26% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 69.6% (about 4.2 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 83847 in ID, a household would need roughly $71,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,657. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for ID as Very Low (composite score 26.1), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (80.7) and flood (45.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for ID show little to no average snow and around 21.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 97 for ZIP 83847 (ID) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.