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97048

ZIP 97048 is Rainier, Oregon, in Columbia County; area codes 971 and 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Columbia
Population
7,099
Coordinates
46.0144, -122.9748
☼ Live from 97048 — Rainier, OR

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Where 97048 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 97048
  • 🔢 Type 97048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 1733. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97045 (Oregon City, OR, 52 mi away) and 97049 (Rhododendron, OR, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97048 becomes 84079 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vernal, UT, 777 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,509 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,300 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97048 and you would come out at 46.01°S, 57.03°E — 654 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 97.8 square miles of land, 97048 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,099This ZIP7,099
Households2,695This ZIP2,695
Housing units2,990This ZIP2,990
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$77,171This ZIP$77,171Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$368,600This ZIP$368,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$969This ZIP$969Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density72.6 / sq miThis ZIP72.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments104This ZIP104
Employees1,083This ZIP1,083
Annual payroll$59,952,000This ZIP$59,952,000
Tax returns filed2,930This ZIP2,930
Total adjusted gross income$207,082,000This ZIP$207,082,000

Land area

Land area97.84 sq miThis ZIP97.84 sq mi
Water area7.03 sq miThis ZIP7.03 sq mi

Other place names in 97048

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ZIP codes near 97048

ZIPCityDistance
97054 Deer Island, OR 4.3 mi
98609 Carrolls, WA 6.6 mi
97051 Saint Helens, OR 9.1 mi
97018 Columbia City, OR 11.2 mi
97053 Warren, OR 13.6 mi
98632 Longview, WA 13.8 mi
97016 Clatskanie, OR 14.0 mi
98626 Kelso, WA 14.6 mi
97056 Scappoose, OR 14.9 mi
98674 Woodland, WA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97048?

97048 is in Rainier, Oregon, in Columbia County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.0144, -122.9748.

What county is 97048 in?

97048 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 97048?

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

What time zone is 97048 in?

97048 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97048?

About 7,099 people live in ZIP code 97048, in 2,695 households, at 72.6 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 97048?

$77,171 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97048?

The closest are 97054 (4.3 mi), 98609 (6.6 mi), 97051 (9.1 mi), 97018 (11.2 mi) and 97053 (13.6 mi).

Is 97048 a PO Box ZIP code?

97048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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