Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 03/21/25.

Location
Report Address:
Sandpoint, ID *

Latitude: 48.2761
Longitude: -116.55338

Census Tract:
    16017950300 (2010 & 2020)

County:
Bonner County, ID

* Report is for a specific point in Sandpoint, ID. Results may not be the same for all points in Sandpoint, ID.

Common Rural Definitions
How Your Location is Defined
Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), 2023

Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

  • CBSA Type: Micropolitan
  • CBSA Name: Sandpoint, ID Micro Area
  • CBSA ID: 41760
Urban Areas, 2020

Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Sandpoint, ID Urban Area
  • UA Number: 78715
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) defined rural areas

Data Source: List provided by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy - updated 11/21/2024

Bonner County, ID has been designated by FORHP as rural.
Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) 2010

Data Source: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service

Note: FAR levels are based on 2010 ZIP codes, which may be different than what the location currently uses

ZIP code (2010): 83864

  • Not located in a Frontier and/or Remote area.

For a full list of FAR ZIP codes, see: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service.

Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs)
by 2010 census tract

Data Source: Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes, Economic Research Service

  • RUCA Code: 4.0
  • Primary Description: Micropolitan area core: primary flow within an Urban Cluster (UC) of 10,000 through 49,999 (large UC)
Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs) 2023

Data Source: Economic Research Service

RUCCs are assigned at the county level.

Information for Bonner County

  • RUCC Code: 6
  • RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of 5,000 to 20,000, adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Economic Research Service

 Information for Bonner County
  • Urban Influence Code: 5
  • UIC Description: Micropolitan, adjacent to a small metro area
Census 2020, Percent Rural

Data Source: Urban and Rural, U.S. Census Bureau

Information for Bonner County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 72.78
Program Eligibility
The information provided by this service addresses only the rural aspect of a program's requirements. Your Am I Rural? report is not a guarantee of your rural status. Please check with the program contacts directly to verify your eligibility for specific federal programs.
Program Rural? Explanation
CMS - Rural Health Clinics (RHC) Program YES CMS interim guidance considers a location to meet the rural location requirement for the RHC program if it is outside of an urbanized area in the 2010 Census Bureau data OR if it is outside of an urban area in the 2020 Census Bureau data.
  • This location is outside of 2010 Urbanized Areas
Shortage Designations
Area Type Details
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) YES
Name: LI - Bonner County
ID: 1165282716
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 13
Date of Designation: January 19, 2005
Last Update: September 10, 2021
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: LI - Bonner County
ID: 6163134546
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 16
Date of Designation: May 10, 2021
Last Update: September 10, 2021
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: District 1 - Panhandle Mental Health Catchment Area
ID: 7162977972
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 18
Date of Designation: December 10, 2021
Last Update: September 19, 2023
Medically Underserved Area/Population NO  

For data sources and definitions, see the Rural Classifications help section.