Bern, ID · standard
ZIP Code 83220
Bear Lake County, Idaho - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 137
- 2/sq mi
- $78,021
- Median income
- 23.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Bern pairs an above-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 41%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 83220 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 83220 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Bern, Bear Lake County, Idaho, home to just 137 residents across 65.2 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Boise time zone.
ZIP 83220 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $78,021 (7% above the average Idaho ZIP), while per-capita income is $42,435. The poverty rate is 21.0%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 55.4, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Bear Lake County, so 83220 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 83220, Bern, ID · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
137
Population
65.2
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Boise
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 83220?
55.4
Median Age
47.8%
Male
52.2%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$78,021
Median Household Income
+7% vs state ZIP avg
$42,435
Per Capita Income
21.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
47housing units
47
Total Housing Units
47
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.94
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 83220, employing approximately 15 people with a combined annual payroll of $744,000.
4
Businesses
15
Employees
$744K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 75.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 83220 vs 83254 →
ZIP 83220 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83254
Montpelier (83254)
3,617 residents
- 83239 572
Georgetown (83239)
572 residents
- 83261 536
Paris (83261)
536 residents
- 83220 137
Bern (83220)
137 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 83220 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 83220 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83261
Paris (83261)
$95,000 median income
- 83239
Georgetown (83239)
$85,000 median income
- 83220
Bern (83220)
$78,021 median income
- 83254
Montpelier (83254)
$64,839 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 83220 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 83220, both outside ID so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.