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Ada County, ID

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 16 ZIP codes inside Ada County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
16
in this county
Total population
468,115
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
6
distinct city/town names
Avg density
718
people / sq mi
Avg median income
$94,063
household, ACS
Avg home value
$432,500
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Ada County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
83646 Meridian 71,501 1,012 $94,063
83709 Boise 56,541 648
83642 Meridian 51,088 476
83704 Boise 40,580 1,790
83706 Boise 34,660 1,801
83634 Kuna 34,507 85
83616 Eagle 32,605 113
83713 Boise 29,839 1,745
83705 Boise 29,021 691
83714 Garden City 25,050 179
83702 Boise 22,966 283
83703 Boise 17,963 853
83669 Star 12,957 227
83712 Boise 8,837 149
83720 Boise
83725 Boise

About Ada County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Ada County in Idaho contains roughly 16 ZIP codes spread across 6 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 468,115. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Idaho index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 718, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near $94,063, with average owner-occupied home values around $432,500; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Ada County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Ada County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.