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97038

ZIP 97038 is Molalla, Oregon, in Clackamas County; area code 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clackamas
Population
16,440
Coordinates
45.0954, -122.5590
☼ Live from 97038 — Molalla, OR

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Where 97038 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 97038
  • 🔢 Type 97038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,038 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 599. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97037 (Maupin, OR, 75 mi away) and 97039 (Moro, OR, 98 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97038 becomes 83079, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03897, 07839, 07938, 08739, 09738, 09837, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09873 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,568 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,270 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97038 and you would come out at 45.10°S, 57.44°E — 667 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 130.8 square miles of land, 97038 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,440This ZIP16,440
Households5,882This ZIP5,882
Housing units6,130This ZIP6,130
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$89,564This ZIP$89,564Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$483,500This ZIP$483,500Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,639This ZIP$1,639Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density125.6 / sq miThis ZIP125.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments396This ZIP396
Employees3,298This ZIP3,298
Annual payroll$158,228,000This ZIP$158,228,000
Tax returns filed7,600This ZIP7,600
Total adjusted gross income$549,780,000This ZIP$549,780,000

Land area

Land area130.85 sq miThis ZIP130.85 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 97038

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ZIP codes near 97038

ZIPCityDistance
97375 Scotts Mills, OR 7.7 mi
97042 Mulino, OR 7.8 mi
97362 Mount Angel, OR 9.9 mi
97013 Canby, OR 10.2 mi
97017 Colton, OR 10.7 mi
97373 Saint Benedict, OR 10.9 mi
97004 Beavercreek, OR 12.2 mi
97032 Hubbard, OR 12.5 mi
97071 Woodburn, OR 13.3 mi
97381 Silverton, OR 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97038?

97038 is in Molalla, Oregon, in Clackamas County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0954, -122.5590.

What county is 97038 in?

97038 lies in Clackamas County.

What area code is 97038?

Molalla uses area code 503, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97038 in?

97038 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97038?

About 16,440 people live in ZIP code 97038, in 5,882 households, at 125.6 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 97038?

$89,564 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97038?

The closest are 97375 (7.7 mi), 97042 (7.8 mi), 97362 (9.9 mi), 97013 (10.2 mi) and 97017 (10.7 mi).

Is 97038 a PO Box ZIP code?

97038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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