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97212

ZIP 97212 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County; area codes 503 and 971; Pacific time. Portland has 60 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Multnomah
Population
28,042
Coordinates
45.5443, -122.6432
☼ Live from 97212 — Portland, OR

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Where 97212 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 97212
  • 🔢 Type 97212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,212 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 8101. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101110111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97211 (Portland, OR, 3 mi away) and 97213 (Portland, OR, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97212 becomes 21279 — and that is a real ZIP code: Baltimore, MD, 2,354 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12729, 12792, 12927, 12972, 17229, 17922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27921 in Camden, NC, 2,472 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97212 and you would come out at 45.54°S, 57.36°E — 655 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 97212 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,042This ZIP28,042
Households11,856This ZIP11,856
Housing units12,425This ZIP12,425
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$131,932This ZIP$131,932Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$876,800This ZIP$876,800Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,763This ZIP$1,763Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.2%This ZIP68.2%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density10,275.6 / sq miThis ZIP10,275.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments735This ZIP735
Employees5,932This ZIP5,932
Annual payroll$370,522,000This ZIP$370,522,000
Tax returns filed13,320This ZIP13,320
Total adjusted gross income$1,997,171,000This ZIP$1,997,171,000

Land area

Land area2.73 sq miThis ZIP2.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 97212

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ZIP codes near 97212

ZIPCityDistance
97232 Portland, OR 1.1 mi
97227 Portland, OR 1.6 mi
97208 Portland, OR 2.0 mi
97214 Portland, OR 2.1 mi
97213 Portland, OR 2.1 mi
97207 Portland, OR 2.1 mi
97228 Portland, OR 2.1 mi
97238 Portland, OR 2.1 mi
97240 Portland, OR 2.1 mi
97242 Portland, OR 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97212?

97212 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5443, -122.6432.

What county is 97212 in?

97212 lies in Multnomah County.

What area code is 97212?

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

What time zone is 97212 in?

97212 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97212?

About 28,042 people live in ZIP code 97212, in 11,856 households, at 10,275.6 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 97212?

$131,932 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97212?

The closest are 97232 (1.1 mi), 97227 (1.6 mi), 97208 (2 mi), 97214 (2.1 mi) and 97213 (2.1 mi).

Is 97212 a PO Box ZIP code?

97212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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