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97049

ZIP 97049 is Rhododendron, Oregon, in Clackamas County; area codes 971 and 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clackamas
Population
1,896
Coordinates
45.3707, -121.8733
☼ Live from 97049 — Rhododendron, OR

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Where 97049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97049
  • 🔢 Type 97049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,049 = 107 × 907. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101100011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97048 (Rainier, OR, 69 mi away) and 97050 (Rufus, OR, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97049 becomes 94079, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04979, 09497, 09749, 40979, 40997, 47909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09749 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,460 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,240 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97049 and you would come out at 45.37°S, 58.13°E — 628 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 156.9 square miles of land, 97049 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 119 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,896This ZIP1,896
Households1,010This ZIP1,010
Housing units2,092This ZIP2,092
Median age55.4This ZIP55.4Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$92,056This ZIP$92,056Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$474,200This ZIP$474,200Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,170This ZIP$2,170Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute38.4 minThis ZIP38.4 min
Population density12.1 / sq miThis ZIP12.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees109This ZIP109
Annual payroll$3,920,000This ZIP$3,920,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$52,504,000This ZIP$52,504,000

Land area

Land area156.94 sq miThis ZIP156.94 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi

Other place names in 97049

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 97049

ZIPCityDistance
97028 Government Camp, OR 6.5 mi
97067 Welches, OR 6.5 mi
97011 Brightwood, OR 8.0 mi
97055 Sandy, OR 13.8 mi
97041 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR 13.9 mi
97019 Corbett, OR 17.2 mi
97010 Bridal Veil, OR 18.4 mi
98639 North Bonneville, WA 19.2 mi
97014 Cascade Locks, OR 19.3 mi
97023 Estacada, OR 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97049?

97049 is in Rhododendron, Oregon, in Clackamas County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3707, -121.8733.

What county is 97049 in?

97049 lies in Clackamas County.

What area code is 97049?

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

What time zone is 97049 in?

97049 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97049?

About 1,896 people live in ZIP code 97049, in 1,010 households, at 12.1 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 97049?

$92,056 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97049?

The closest are 97028 (6.5 mi), 97067 (6.5 mi), 97011 (8 mi), 97055 (13.8 mi) and 97041 (13.9 mi).

Is 97049 a PO Box ZIP code?

97049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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