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97051

ZIP 97051 is Saint Helens, Oregon, in Columbia County; area codes 971 and 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Columbia
Population
17,347
Coordinates
45.8887, -122.9207
☼ Live from 97051 — Saint Helens, OR

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Where 97051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97051
  • 🔢 Type 97051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,051 = 37 × 43 × 61. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101100011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97050 (Rufus, OR, 104 mi away) and 97053 (Warren, OR, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97051 becomes 15079, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07195, 09157, 09175, 09715, 10579, 10597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09157 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,354 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,296 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97051 and you would come out at 45.89°S, 57.08°E — 656 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
  • 📏 At 57.5 square miles of land, 97051 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,347This ZIP17,347
Households6,592This ZIP6,592
Housing units6,884This ZIP6,884
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$85,869This ZIP$85,869Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$412,100This ZIP$412,100Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,410This ZIP$1,410Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density301.5 / sq miThis ZIP301.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments355This ZIP355
Employees3,920This ZIP3,920
Annual payroll$176,919,000This ZIP$176,919,000
Tax returns filed8,330This ZIP8,330
Total adjusted gross income$577,317,000This ZIP$577,317,000

Land area

Land area57.53 sq miThis ZIP57.53 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Other place names in 97051

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

ZIP codes near 97051

ZIPCityDistance
97053 Warren, OR 4.6 mi
97054 Deer Island, OR 5.0 mi
97018 Columbia City, OR 5.3 mi
97056 Scappoose, OR 6.6 mi
97048 Rainier, OR 9.1 mi
98642 Ridgefield, WA 12.1 mi
98609 Carrolls, WA 12.9 mi
98674 Woodland, WA 13.0 mi
97133 North Plains, OR 14.5 mi
98629 La Center, WA 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97051?

97051 is in Saint Helens, Oregon, in Columbia County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8887, -122.9207.

What county is 97051 in?

97051 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 97051?

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

What time zone is 97051 in?

97051 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97051?

About 17,347 people live in ZIP code 97051, in 6,592 households, at 301.5 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 97051?

$85,869 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97051?

The closest are 97053 (4.6 mi), 97054 (5 mi), 97018 (5.3 mi), 97056 (6.6 mi) and 97048 (9.1 mi).

Is 97051 a PO Box ZIP code?

97051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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