| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 208 / 986 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:15 PM |
| Population: | 14,315 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 16049 |
| Land Area: | 6,589 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 17 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.7756, -116.0635 |
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14,315 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 6,589 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,831 to 14,315 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.5% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 83533 (Greencreek, $128,750 median) and poorest ZIP 83554 (White Bird, $39,128) are 28.4 miles apart — a 3.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $240,100 in 83552 (Stites) to $466,700 in 83547 (Pollock).
Density varies 88× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 83525 (Elk City) to 18 in 83530 (Grangeville).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.3% bachelor's+ in 83525 (Elk City) to 30.1% in 83530 (Grangeville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Idaho, this is the #22 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #29 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $71,575 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,227 of 10,465 reporting).
11 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.3× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83530 | Grangeville | Standard | 6,406 | $79,477 | 363.7 | 11.3% |
| 83522 | Cottonwood | Standard | 2,692 | $79,688 | 427.3 | 19.5% |
| 83539 | Kooskia | Standard | 2,427 | $57,885 | 3,056.5 | 12.9% |
| 83552 | Stites | Standard | 806 | $56,172 | 116.5 | -22.0% |
| 83549 | Riggins | Standard | 587 | $56,488 | 618.2 | -24.5% |
| 83554 | White Bird | Standard | 350 | $39,128 | 335.6 | -39.9% |
| 83525 | Elk City | Standard | 296 | $44,857 | 1,474.6 | -30.4% |
| 83526 | Ferdinand | Standard | 242 | $70,357 | 38.5 | -30.3% |
| 83547 | Pollock | Standard | 241 | $49,479 | 36.3 | 35.4% |
| 83542 | Lucile | Standard | 147 | — | 87.9 | -29.0% |
| 83533 | Greencreek | Standard | 121 | $128,750 | 33.7 | -2.4% |
| 83671 | Warren | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 83531 | Fenn | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |