The supply range spans 3 V to 32 V, letting it run from a single lithium cell or a split ±15 V rail without a regulator change.
Package and mounting — through-hole for prototyping and legacy boards
Housed in an 8-DIP (0.300", 7.62 mm) with 0.1" pin spacing, the LM258P is a through-hole part. No fine-pitch soldering, no stencil — it goes into a standard DIP socket or solders directly into plated through-holes. The supplier device package is 8-PDIP. The listed shipping medium is Tube, which is typical for DIP parts; the tube keeps the leads aligned and protects against ESD during handling before insertion.
Temperature range and operating environment
It is not specified for -40°C cold-crank or 125°C under-hood conditions — if the BOM calls for those extremes, look at the automotive-grade LM258A variant or a fully AEC-Q100 qualified part. The 3 mV input offset (typical) and 20 nA input bias are consistent with a general-purpose bipolar input stage; for sub-millivolt precision or picoamp bias, a CMOS-input op-amp like the TLV9351 would be a better fit.