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97009

ZIP 97009 is Boring, Oregon, mostly in Clackamas County; area codes 503 and 971; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clackamas +1 more
Population
8,336
Coordinates
45.4230, -122.3328
☼ Live from 97009 — Boring, OR

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Where 97009 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97009
  • 🔢 Type 97009 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOOLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,009 = 11 × 8819. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97008 (Beaverton, OR, 23 mi away) and 97010 (Bridal Veil, OR, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97009 becomes 90079 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Angeles, CA, 815 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00979, 07099, 09079, 09097, 09709, 79009, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09097 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,219 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,263 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97009 and you would come out at 45.42°S, 57.67°E — 646 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 30.7 square miles of land, 97009 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,336This ZIP8,336
Households3,073This ZIP3,073
Housing units3,259This ZIP3,259
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$106,650This ZIP$106,650Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$647,500This ZIP$647,500Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,252This ZIP$1,252Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%This ZIP26.2%
Mean commute38.1 minThis ZIP38.1 min
Population density271.4 / sq miThis ZIP271.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments270This ZIP270
Employees2,531This ZIP2,531
Annual payroll$121,545,000This ZIP$121,545,000
Tax returns filed4,440This ZIP4,440
Total adjusted gross income$435,374,000This ZIP$435,374,000

Land area

Land area30.71 sq miThis ZIP30.71 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 97009 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clackamas County 97.2%
Multnomah County 2.9%

Other place names in 97009

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ZIP codes near 97009

ZIPCityDistance
97080 Gresham, OR 4.7 mi
97022 Eagle Creek, OR 5.3 mi
97089 Damascus, OR 5.4 mi
97060 Troutdale, OR 7.7 mi
97030 Gresham, OR 7.7 mi
97019 Corbett, OR 8.0 mi
97055 Sandy, OR 9.5 mi
97086 Happy Valley, OR 9.6 mi
97236 Portland, OR 9.6 mi
97015 Clackamas, OR 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97009?

97009 is in Boring, Oregon, in Clackamas County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.4230, -122.3328.

What county is 97009 in?

97009 spans 2 counties: Clackamas County and Multnomah County. Most of it falls in Clackamas County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 97009?

Boring uses area codes 503 and 971, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97009 in?

97009 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97009?

About 8,336 people live in ZIP code 97009, in 3,073 households, at 271.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 97009?

$106,650 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97009?

The closest are 97080 (4.7 mi), 97022 (5.3 mi), 97089 (5.4 mi), 97060 (7.7 mi) and 97030 (7.7 mi).

Is 97009 a PO Box ZIP code?

97009 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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