Getting aroundAirportStanley Airport47 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI123 miUS highwayUS 932.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83226 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:51 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min8:08 am – 4:59 pm
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People2,100 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.2899 householdsMedian household income $36,458Median home value $358,700Median rent $677 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $784 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 936 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 20%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 15 minutes65% drive alone, 23% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 29°F, lows 11°F7 in of rain a year, on about 22 dayswettest month May18 in of snow a year, on about 16 days28 days above 90°F, 193 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Challis Ap station, 15 mi away; snow from Chilly Barton Flat
Nearby landmarksGrouse Creek Lakelake · 3.0 miQuake Lakelake · 3.7 miWarm Springspring · 4.0 miGrouse Creek Mountainpeak · 5.0 miTable Mountainpeak · 5.3 miRattlesnake Springspring · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChallis National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,197,465 acresLand of Yankee Fork State Parkstate park · 12.2 miLand of the Yankee Fork State Parkstate park · 15.3 mi · 551 acresPenal Gulch Access Sitestate recreation area · 14.4 miBayhorse State Parkstate park · 15.8 miPahsimeroi River Access Sitestate recreation area · 16.8 mi · 52 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes672 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197073 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 28 Oct 198323 mi away, The 1983 Borah Peak Earthquake, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 25 May 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCuster County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 202593 of 96 days measured3 moderate daysMedian index 10, worst day 56main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Custer County monitors, ID
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Challisserves 900 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,108 ft2,471 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
