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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/97116

97116

ZIP 97116 is Forest Grove, Oregon, in Washington County; area codes 503 and 971; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Washington
Population
29,800
Coordinates
45.5809, -123.1658
☼ Live from 97116 — Forest Grove, OR

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Where 97116 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97116
  • 🔢 Type 97116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIILG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,116 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 8093. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97115 (Dundee, OR, 22 mi away) and 97117 (Gales Creek, OR, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97116 becomes 61179, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11697, 11769, 11796, 11967, 11976, 16917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11976 in Water Mill, NY, 2,534 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,304 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97116 and you would come out at 45.58°S, 56.83°E — 676 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 82.1 square miles of land, 97116 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,800This ZIP29,800
Households9,894This ZIP9,894
Housing units10,229This ZIP10,229
Median age35.0This ZIP35.0Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$92,613This ZIP$92,613Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$495,800This ZIP$495,800Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,463This ZIP$1,463Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density363.1 / sq miThis ZIP363.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments549This ZIP549
Employees7,777This ZIP7,777
Annual payroll$332,160,000This ZIP$332,160,000
Tax returns filed13,150This ZIP13,150
Total adjusted gross income$1,031,551,000This ZIP$1,031,551,000

Land area

Land area82.07 sq miThis ZIP82.07 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 97116

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

ZIP codes near 97116

ZIPCityDistance
97106 Banks, OR 5.3 mi
97125 Manning, OR 6.2 mi
97113 Cornelius, OR 7.8 mi
97119 Gaston, OR 8.0 mi
97117 Gales Creek, OR 8.9 mi
97129 Hillsboro, OR 10.2 mi
97133 North Plains, OR 10.5 mi
97124 Hillsboro, OR 10.6 mi
97109 Buxton, OR 10.9 mi
97144 Timber, OR 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97116?

97116 is in Forest Grove, Oregon, in Washington County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5809, -123.1658.

What county is 97116 in?

97116 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 97116?

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

What time zone is 97116 in?

97116 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97116?

About 29,800 people live in ZIP code 97116, in 9,894 households, at 363.1 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 97116?

$92,613 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97116?

The closest are 97106 (5.3 mi), 97125 (6.2 mi), 97113 (7.8 mi), 97119 (8 mi) and 97117 (8.9 mi).

Is 97116 a PO Box ZIP code?

97116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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