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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/97144

97144

ZIP 97144 is Timber, Oregon, in Washington County; area codes 971 and 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Washington
Population
66
Coordinates
45.7435, -123.3031
☼ Live from 97144 — Timber, OR

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Where 97144 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97144
  • 🔢 Type 97144 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhILG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 12143. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97143 (Netarts, OR, 38 mi away) and 97145 (Tolovana Park, OR, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97144 becomes 44179, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14479, 17944, 19474, 41749, 44197, 47941, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19474 in Skippack, PA, 2,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97144 and you would come out at 45.74°S, 56.70°E — 677 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 16.4 square miles of land, 97144 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population66This ZIP66
Households24This ZIP24
Housing units65This ZIP65
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Oregon40.4US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Population density4.0 / sq miThis ZIP4.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$408,000This ZIP$408,000

Land area

Land area16.37 sq miThis ZIP16.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 97144

ZIPCityDistance
97109 Buxton, OR 5.2 mi
97125 Manning, OR 6.9 mi
97117 Gales Creek, OR 7.9 mi
97064 Vernonia, OR 8.6 mi
97106 Banks, OR 10.1 mi
97116 Forest Grove, OR 13.0 mi
97133 North Plains, OR 14.5 mi
97056 Scappoose, OR 16.6 mi
97119 Gaston, OR 19.2 mi
97113 Cornelius, OR 20.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97144?

97144 is in Timber, Oregon, in Washington County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7435, -123.3031.

What county is 97144 in?

97144 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 97144?

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

What time zone is 97144 in?

97144 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97144?

About 66 people live in ZIP code 97144, in 24 households, at 4.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 97144?

The closest are 97109 (5.2 mi), 97125 (6.9 mi), 97117 (7.9 mi), 97064 (8.6 mi) and 97106 (10.1 mi).

Is 97144 a PO Box ZIP code?

97144 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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