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ZIP Code83438

Parker, ID

Fremont County · Idaho · United States
Home to 349 people across 0.053 square miles.

MountainTop 5% densityTop 10% income8 ZIPs in county

At a glance

83438 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
349
±284 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
$140,938
US median $70,109 · top 5%
Median home value
$230,600
US median $207,500 · 57th pctile
Median age
31.1
US median 42 years
Population density
6,585/mi²
top 5% most dense
Land area
0.053 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 83438 is

43.959665, -111.759258 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates43.959665, -111.759258
Time zoneAmerica/Boise
CountyFremont County
StateIdaho (ID)
Land area0.053 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Boise

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Denver, CO454.0 mi
Seattle, WA567.7 mi
San Francisco, CA701.1 mi
Phoenix, AZ726.5 mi

People

Who lives in 83438

349 residents in 75 households, averaging 4.65 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 31.2% of residents, and 93.3% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1823.5%
18-2410.3%
25-3431.2%
35-444.9%
45-5418.3%
55-648.0%
65+3.7%

Households

Composition and size

Total households75
Average household size4.65
Family households93.3%
Living alone6.7%
Median age31.1 years
Households with internet94.7%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White96.0%
Other2.3%
Two or more1.7%
Hispanic / Latino2.3%

Income & work

What people earn in 83438

The median household here earns $140,938 a year, above the US median of $70,109, which puts 83438 ahead of 95% of American ZIP codes. 7.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income$140,938
LowestHighest
Higher than 95% of all US ZIP codes.
Median household income$140,938 ±$71,015
Per capita income$30,960
Poverty rate7.4%
Unemployment rate20.6%
Labor force participation56.8%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k9.3%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k17.3%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k40.0%
$150-200k1.3%
$200k+32.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 4.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 84.4% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 83438

A typical home is valued at $230,600. This is an owner-majority area — 70.7% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1938.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$230,600
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1938
Housing units75
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 75 occupied units

Owner-occupied70.7%
Renter-occupied29.3%
Owner households53
Renter households22

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family92.0%
20+ units8.0%

Getting to work

How 83438 commutes

56.2% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 53.2 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone56.2%
Carpooled38.0%
Worked from home0.8%

Travel time

Mean commute 53.2 minutes

<10 min5.8%
10-199.2%
20-298.3%
30-440.0%
45-5923.3%
60+53.3%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 83438

ZIP code 83438 is assigned to Parker, ID, and falls within Fremont County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 349 people live inside it.

At 6,585 residents per square mile spread over 0.053 square miles, 83438 reads as a densely built-up area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Household earnings here sit well above the national picture. The median household income of $140,938 places 83438 in the upper reaches of American postal codes, ahead of 95% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.

Living here

What life in Parker looks like

Housing in 83438 costs close to the national median. A typical home is valued at $230,600 against a US median of $207,500. Ownership dominates: 70.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 92.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 31.1 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 4.65 people on average, with 93.3% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 53.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 56.2% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Parker, ID

Parker is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 83438 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.

For reference, Denver, CO is about 454.0 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 83438 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 83438 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 83438 offers a compact profile of Parker: 349 residents, a median household income of $140,938, 4.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 20.6%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 83438 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Parker may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 83438

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Questions

Common questions about 83438

What city is ZIP code 83438 in?
83438 serves Parker, Idaho, in Fremont County, United States.
What is the population of 83438?
About 349 people live in ZIP code 83438, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±284. That works out to roughly 6,585 people per square mile.
What is the average income in 83438?
The median household income in 83438 is $140,938 per year, compared with a US median of $70,109. Per capita income is $30,960. Median income is more representative than an average because it isn't skewed by a small number of very high earners.
How expensive is housing in 83438?
The median home value is $230,600 and median gross rent is — a month. 70.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 83438 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 4.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 20.6%, and the median age is 31.1. The average commute is 53.2 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 83438 in?
83438 observes Mountain Time (America/Boise). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 83438?
ZIP code 83438 covers 0.053 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 83438 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 83438 reads as a densely built-up area. It holds 6,585 people per square mile across 0.053 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 83438?
The average one-way commute from 83438 takes about 53.2 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 56.2% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 83438?
About 123 residents of 83438 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 56.8% and the unemployment rate is 20.6%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 83438?
Accommodation in and around Parker, ID ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 83438 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Parker as the primary place and Fremont County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 83438 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 83438. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 83438, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.