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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/97140

97140

ZIP 97140 is Sherwood, Oregon, mostly in Washington County; area codes 503 and 971; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Washington +2 more
Population
27,933
Coordinates
45.3531, -122.8658
☼ Live from 97140 — Sherwood, OR

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Where 97140 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 97140
  • 🔢 Type 97140 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhILG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,140 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 1619. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97138 (Seaside, OR, 56 mi away) and 97141 (Tillamook, OR, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97140 becomes 04179, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01749, 04917, 04971, 07419, 09471, 09714, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09714 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,081 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,287 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97140 and you would come out at 45.35°S, 57.13°E — 671 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 44.6 square miles of land, 97140 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,933This ZIP27,933
Households9,243This ZIP9,243
Housing units9,442This ZIP9,442
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$123,228This ZIP$123,228Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$653,600This ZIP$653,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,073This ZIP$2,073Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.4%This ZIP48.4%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density626.7 / sq miThis ZIP626.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments791This ZIP791
Employees10,151This ZIP10,151
Annual payroll$566,947,000This ZIP$566,947,000
Tax returns filed12,420This ZIP12,420
Total adjusted gross income$1,585,695,000This ZIP$1,585,695,000

Land area

Land area44.58 sq miThis ZIP44.58 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 97140 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 74.9%
Clackamas County 22.7%
Yamhill County 2.4%

Other place names in 97140

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

ZIP codes near 97140

ZIPCityDistance
97224 Portland, OR 5.0 mi
97062 Tualatin, OR 5.1 mi
97070 Wilsonville, OR 5.6 mi
97007 Beaverton, OR 6.2 mi
97132 Newberg, OR 6.2 mi
97223 Portland, OR 7.4 mi
97079 Beaverton, OR 7.8 mi
97035 Lake Oswego, OR 8.0 mi
97008 Beaverton, OR 8.0 mi
97123 Hillsboro, OR 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97140?

97140 is in Sherwood, Oregon, in Washington County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3531, -122.8658.

What county is 97140 in?

97140 spans 3 counties: Washington County, Clackamas County and Yamhill County. Most of it falls in Washington 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 97140?

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

What time zone is 97140 in?

97140 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97140?

About 27,933 people live in ZIP code 97140, in 9,243 households, at 626.7 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 97140?

$123,228 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97140?

The closest are 97224 (5 mi), 97062 (5.1 mi), 97070 (5.6 mi), 97007 (6.2 mi) and 97132 (6.2 mi).

Is 97140 a PO Box ZIP code?

97140 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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