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97215

ZIP 97215 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
17,296
Coordinates
45.5151, -122.5974
☼ Live from 97215 — Portland, OR

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Where 97215 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 97215
  • 🔢 Type 97215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,215 = 3 × 5 × 6481. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97214 (Portland, OR, 2 mi away) and 97216 (Portland, OR, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97215 becomes 51279, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12759, 12957, 12975, 15279, 15729, 15927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27915 in Avon, NC, 2,535 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,276 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97215 and you would come out at 45.52°S, 57.40°E — 654 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 2.3 square miles of land, 97215 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,296This ZIP17,296
Households7,516This ZIP7,516
Housing units7,851This ZIP7,851
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$116,264This ZIP$116,264Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$684,200This ZIP$684,200Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,669This ZIP$1,669Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.1%This ZIP68.1%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density7,407.3 / sq miThis ZIP7,407.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments508This ZIP508
Employees3,363This ZIP3,363
Annual payroll$141,598,000This ZIP$141,598,000
Tax returns filed9,550This ZIP9,550
Total adjusted gross income$1,116,842,000This ZIP$1,116,842,000

Land area

Land area2.34 sq miThis ZIP2.34 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 97215

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ZIP codes near 97215

ZIPCityDistance
97213 Portland, OR 1.6 mi
97216 Portland, OR 1.9 mi
97214 Portland, OR 2.3 mi
97206 Portland, OR 2.3 mi
97232 Portland, OR 2.4 mi
97266 Portland, OR 2.9 mi
97212 Portland, OR 3.0 mi
97220 Portland, OR 3.1 mi
97202 Portland, OR 3.2 mi
97204 Portland, OR 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97215?

97215 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5151, -122.5974.

What county is 97215 in?

97215 lies in Multnomah County.

What area code is 97215?

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

What time zone is 97215 in?

97215 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97215?

About 17,296 people live in ZIP code 97215, in 7,516 households, at 7,407.3 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 97215?

$116,264 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97215?

The closest are 97213 (1.6 mi), 97216 (1.9 mi), 97214 (2.3 mi), 97206 (2.3 mi) and 97232 (2.4 mi).

Is 97215 a PO Box ZIP code?

97215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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