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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/97109

97109

ZIP 97109 is Buxton, Oregon, in Washington County; area codes 971 and 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Washington
Population
730
Coordinates
45.7377, -123.1946
☼ Live from 97109 — Buxton, OR

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Where 97109 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97109
  • 🔢 Type 97109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOILG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,109 = 19 × 19 × 269. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97108 (Beaver, OR, 40 mi away) and 97110 (Cannon Beach, OR, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97109 becomes 90179, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07199, 09719, 10979, 10997, 17099, 19079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09719 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,547 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,307 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97109 and you would come out at 45.74°S, 56.81°E — 672 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 27.0 square miles of land, 97109 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population730This ZIP730
Households197This ZIP197
Housing units197This ZIP197
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$150,893This ZIP$150,893Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$739,400This ZIP$739,400Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density27.0 / sq miThis ZIP27.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,817,000This ZIP$1,817,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$22,995,000This ZIP$22,995,000

Land area

Land area26.99 sq miThis ZIP26.99 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 97109

ZIPCityDistance
97144 Timber, OR 5.2 mi
97125 Manning, OR 5.3 mi
97106 Banks, OR 6.4 mi
97064 Vernonia, OR 8.6 mi
97133 North Plains, OR 9.4 mi
97117 Gales Creek, OR 10.0 mi
97116 Forest Grove, OR 10.9 mi
97056 Scappoose, OR 11.7 mi
97053 Warren, OR 16.2 mi
97124 Hillsboro, OR 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97109?

97109 is in Buxton, Oregon, in Washington County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7377, -123.1946.

What county is 97109 in?

97109 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 97109?

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

What time zone is 97109 in?

97109 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97109?

About 730 people live in ZIP code 97109, in 197 households, at 27.0 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 97109?

$150,893 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97109?

The closest are 97144 (5.2 mi), 97125 (5.3 mi), 97106 (6.4 mi), 97064 (8.6 mi) and 97133 (9.4 mi).

Is 97109 a PO Box ZIP code?

97109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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