Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:49 am – 9:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:52 am – 4:57 pm
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People185 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.952 householdsMedian home value $438,900100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,571 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, other Asian or Pacific languages 8%, Spanish 4%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 46°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 7°F18 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month May91 in of snow a year, on about 50 days16 days above 90°F, 217 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bern station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilliams Creek Springspring · under a milePost Hollow Springspring · 1.6 miRocky Knollpeak · 3.6 miLoa Lakelake · 5.0 miEMIGRATION WINTER SPORTS AREAtrailhead · 5.8 miEMIGRATIONcampground · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCache National Forestnational forest · within reach · 263,730 acresCaribou National Forestnational forest · 10.9 mi · 971,126 acresBear Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.3 mi · 18,276 acresBear Lake State Parkstate park · 21.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes600 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197083 of magnitude 4+, 5 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 28 Mar 197550 mi away, near Snowville, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Jul 202614 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025338 of 351 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 21, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Franklin County monitors, ID
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Prestonserves 5,591 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jun 2024: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,548 ft1,691 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBear Lake Memorial Hospital19.0 miPost officeThatcher Post Office4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPocatello Regional Airport PIH61 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC110 miInterstateI-1527 miUS highwayUS 8915 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83283 ZIP area.
