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97138

ZIP 97138 is Seaside, Oregon, in Clatsop County; area codes 503 and 971; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clatsop
Metro area
Astoria, OR
Population
11,035
Coordinates
45.9055, -123.7088
☼ Live from 97138 — Seaside, OR

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Where 97138 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97138
  • 🔢 Type 97138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEILG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,138 = 2 × 17 × 2857. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97137 (Saint Paul, OR, 60 mi away) and 97140 (Sherwood, OR, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97138 becomes 83179, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17938, 17983, 31789, 31798, 37189, 37819, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31798 in Wray, GA, 2,369 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,333 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97138 and you would come out at 45.91°S, 56.29°E — 690 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 39m.
  • 📏 At 146.1 square miles of land, 97138 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 111 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,035This ZIP11,035
Households5,214This ZIP5,214
Housing units7,522This ZIP7,522
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,411This ZIP$60,411Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$483,800This ZIP$483,800Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,086This ZIP$1,086Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%This ZIP32.6%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density75.5 / sq miThis ZIP75.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments528This ZIP528
Employees4,637This ZIP4,637
Annual payroll$185,487,000This ZIP$185,487,000
Tax returns filed5,410This ZIP5,410
Total adjusted gross income$423,180,000This ZIP$423,180,000

Land area

Land area146.12 sq miThis ZIP146.12 sq mi
Water area1.23 sq miThis ZIP1.23 sq mi

Other place names in 97138

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ZIP codes near 97138

ZIPCityDistance
97110 Cannon Beach, OR 11.7 mi
97145 Tolovana Park, OR 12.4 mi
97102 Arch Cape, OR 13.8 mi
97131 Nehalem, OR 14.5 mi
97103 Astoria, OR 15.8 mi
97147 Wheeler, OR 17.4 mi
97130 Manzanita, OR 17.5 mi
97146 Warrenton, OR 18.0 mi
97136 Rockaway Beach, OR 21.6 mi
97144 Timber, OR 22.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97138?

97138 is in Seaside, Oregon, in Clatsop County, part of the Astoria, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.9055, -123.7088.

What county is 97138 in?

97138 lies in Clatsop County.

What area code is 97138?

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

What time zone is 97138 in?

97138 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97138?

About 11,035 people live in ZIP code 97138, in 5,214 households, at 75.5 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 97138?

$60,411 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97138?

The closest are 97110 (11.7 mi), 97145 (12.4 mi), 97102 (13.8 mi), 97131 (14.5 mi) and 97103 (15.8 mi).

Is 97138 a PO Box ZIP code?

97138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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