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97056

ZIP 97056 is Scappoose, Oregon, mostly in Columbia County; area codes 503 and 971; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Columbia +2 more
Population
12,795
Coordinates
45.7995, -122.9689
☼ Live from 97056 — Scappoose, OR

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Where 97056 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 97056
  • 🔢 Type 97056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 337. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97055 (Sandy, OR, 50 mi away) and 97057 (Shaniko, OR, 121 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97056 becomes 65079 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sunrise Beach, MO, 1,628 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05679, 05769, 06759, 06795, 09765, 56097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09765 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,437 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,297 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97056 and you would come out at 45.80°S, 57.03°E — 661 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 40m.
  • 📏 At 110.7 square miles of land, 97056 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,795This ZIP12,795
Households5,156This ZIP5,156
Housing units5,404This ZIP5,404
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$94,209This ZIP$94,209Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$469,800This ZIP$469,800Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,617This ZIP$1,617Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density115.6 / sq miThis ZIP115.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments277This ZIP277
Employees2,446This ZIP2,446
Annual payroll$120,270,000This ZIP$120,270,000
Tax returns filed6,320This ZIP6,320
Total adjusted gross income$586,757,000This ZIP$586,757,000

Land area

Land area110.72 sq miThis ZIP110.72 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

Counties 97056 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Columbia County 85.1%
Washington County 10.7%
Multnomah County 4.2%

Other place names in 97056

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

ZIP codes near 97056

ZIPCityDistance
97053 Warren, OR 4.6 mi
97051 Saint Helens, OR 6.6 mi
97133 North Plains, OR 7.9 mi
97018 Columbia City, OR 10.2 mi
97231 Portland, OR 10.4 mi
97054 Deer Island, OR 11.3 mi
97109 Buxton, OR 11.7 mi
98642 Ridgefield, WA 12.9 mi
97106 Banks, OR 12.9 mi
97064 Vernonia, OR 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97056?

97056 is in Scappoose, Oregon, in Columbia County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7995, -122.9689.

What county is 97056 in?

97056 spans 3 counties: Columbia County, Washington County and Multnomah County. Most of it falls in Columbia County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 97056?

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

What time zone is 97056 in?

97056 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97056?

About 12,795 people live in ZIP code 97056, in 5,156 households, at 115.6 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 97056?

$94,209 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97056?

The closest are 97053 (4.6 mi), 97051 (6.6 mi), 97133 (7.9 mi), 97018 (10.2 mi) and 97231 (10.4 mi).

Is 97056 a PO Box ZIP code?

97056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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