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97055

ZIP 97055 is Sandy, Oregon, in Clackamas County; area code 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clackamas
Population
19,786
Coordinates
45.3611, -122.1579
☼ Live from 97055 — Sandy, OR

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Where 97055 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97055
  • 🔢 Type 97055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,055 = 5 × 7 × 47 × 59. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101100011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97054 (Deer Island, OR, 56 mi away) and 97056 (Scappoose, OR, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97055 becomes 55079 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stacy, MN, 1,405 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05759, 50579, 50597, 55079, 55709, 55790, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05759 in North Clarendon, VT, 2,392 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,253 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97055 and you would come out at 45.36°S, 57.84°E — 640 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 112.6 square miles of land, 97055 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,786This ZIP19,786
Households7,057This ZIP7,057
Housing units7,637This ZIP7,637
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$112,323This ZIP$112,323Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$493,900This ZIP$493,900Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,745This ZIP$1,745Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density175.7 / sq miThis ZIP175.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments474This ZIP474
Employees4,694This ZIP4,694
Annual payroll$219,539,000This ZIP$219,539,000
Tax returns filed9,850This ZIP9,850
Total adjusted gross income$816,690,000This ZIP$816,690,000

Land area

Land area112.61 sq miThis ZIP112.61 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 97055

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

ZIP codes near 97055

ZIPCityDistance
97011 Brightwood, OR 6.2 mi
97022 Eagle Creek, OR 7.9 mi
97067 Welches, OR 8.5 mi
97019 Corbett, OR 8.5 mi
97009 Boring, OR 9.5 mi
97023 Estacada, OR 11.1 mi
97049 Rhododendron, OR 13.8 mi
97080 Gresham, OR 13.9 mi
97089 Damascus, OR 14.6 mi
97010 Bridal Veil, OR 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97055?

97055 is in Sandy, Oregon, in Clackamas County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3611, -122.1579.

What county is 97055 in?

97055 lies in Clackamas County.

What area code is 97055?

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

What time zone is 97055 in?

97055 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97055?

About 19,786 people live in ZIP code 97055, in 7,057 households, at 175.7 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 97055?

$112,323 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97055?

The closest are 97011 (6.2 mi), 97022 (7.9 mi), 97067 (8.5 mi), 97019 (8.5 mi) and 97009 (9.5 mi).

Is 97055 a PO Box ZIP code?

97055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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