Residential delivery area · Idaho
ZIP Code 83253: May, ID
ZIP code 83253 uses the postal name May, Idaho and lies mostly in Lemhi County (72% of its land) with the rest in Custer County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 110 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- May · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lemhi County (72%); Custer County (28%)
- House district
- ID-2 119th Congress
- State
- Idaho
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 388.6 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 83253?
83253 centers on 44.536°, -113.755° and covers 388.6 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 83235, 83226, 83465, 83464, 83467.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 83253, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 83253 compare with the rest of Lemhi County?
| Measure | 83253 | In Lemhi County | In ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 112 | 7th of 11 | 254th of 279 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
83253's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (112). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 2% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 83253?
The 2020 Census counted 157 people in 83253; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 112. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 112±80 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 157
- Households
- 36
- Median age
- 66.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 83253?
Of the 112 people the ACS estimates in 83253, 3.6% are under 18 and 54.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.4%).
- Under 183.6%
- 18 to 6442.0%
- 65 and older54.5%
- White, not Hispanic96.4%
- Other or two or more3.6%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 83253?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 80.6%
- Housing units
- 235
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 83253?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83235 | Ellis | 1 | – | 15.8 mi |
| 83226 | Challis | 2,100 | $37k | 16.9 mi |
| 83465 | Lemhi | 104 | $65k | 18.2 mi |
| 83464 | Leadore | 296 | $41k | 27.7 mi |
| 83467 | Salmon | 6,590 | $54k | 35.4 mi |
| 83468 | Tendoy | 191 | $85k | 27.9 mi (near) |
| 83251 | Mackay | 1,443 | $74k | 41.9 mi (near) |
| 83227 | Clayton | 200 | – | 44.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.