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97121

ZIP 97121 is Hammond, Oregon, in Clatsop County; area codes 971 and 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clatsop
Metro area
Astoria, OR
Population
1,444
Coordinates
46.2037, -123.9813
☼ Live from 97121 — Hammond, OR

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Where 97121 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97121
  • 🔢 Type 97121 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZILG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,121 = 17 × 29 × 197. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97119 (Gaston, OR, 62 mi away) and 97122 (Hebo, OR, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97121 becomes 12179, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11729, 11792, 11972, 12197, 12719, 12791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11972 in Speonk, NY, 2,551 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,350 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97121 and you would come out at 46.20°S, 56.02°E — 693 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 7.6 square miles of land, 97121 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,444This ZIP1,444
Households708This ZIP708
Housing units708This ZIP708
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$59,470This ZIP$59,470Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$426,700This ZIP$426,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,517This ZIP$1,517Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density191.1 / sq miThis ZIP191.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees134This ZIP134
Annual payroll$4,445,000This ZIP$4,445,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$38,736,000This ZIP$38,736,000

Land area

Land area7.56 sq miThis ZIP7.56 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Other place names in 97121

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ZIP codes near 97121

ZIPCityDistance
98614 Chinook, WA 6.2 mi
97146 Warrenton, OR 6.4 mi
98644 Seaview, WA 8.7 mi
98624 Ilwaco, WA 9.3 mi
98631 Long Beach, WA 12.9 mi
97103 Astoria, OR 14.4 mi
98638 Naselle, WA 16.8 mi
98643 Rosburg, WA 16.8 mi
98637 Nahcotta, WA 20.5 mi
97110 Cannon Beach, OR 21.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97121?

97121 is in Hammond, Oregon, in Clatsop County, part of the Astoria, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2037, -123.9813.

What county is 97121 in?

97121 lies in Clatsop County.

What area code is 97121?

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

What time zone is 97121 in?

97121 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97121?

About 1,444 people live in ZIP code 97121, in 708 households, at 191.1 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 97121?

$59,470 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97121?

The closest are 98614 (6.2 mi), 97146 (6.4 mi), 98644 (8.7 mi), 98624 (9.3 mi) and 98631 (12.9 mi).

Is 97121 a PO Box ZIP code?

97121 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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