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97216

ZIP 97216 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
16,638
Coordinates
45.5139, -122.5585
☼ Live from 97216 — Portland, OR

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Where 97216 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 97216
  • 🔢 Type 97216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 31. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97215 (Portland, OR, 2 mi away) and 97217 (Portland, OR, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97216 becomes 61279 — and that is a real ZIP code: Reynolds, IL, 1,612 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,285 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,274 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97216 and you would come out at 45.51°S, 57.44°E — 652 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 2.5 square miles of land, 97216 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,638This ZIP16,638
Households6,861This ZIP6,861
Housing units7,100This ZIP7,100
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$70,442This ZIP$70,442Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$450,800This ZIP$450,800Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,467This ZIP$1,467Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%This ZIP32.4%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density6,612.9 / sq miThis ZIP6,612.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments489This ZIP489
Employees8,232This ZIP8,232
Annual payroll$525,558,000This ZIP$525,558,000
Tax returns filed7,950This ZIP7,950
Total adjusted gross income$484,371,000This ZIP$484,371,000

Land area

Land area2.52 sq miThis ZIP2.52 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 97216

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

ZIP codes near 97216

ZIPCityDistance
97215 Portland, OR 1.9 mi
97266 Portland, OR 2.1 mi
97220 Portland, OR 2.5 mi
97213 Portland, OR 2.6 mi
97233 Portland, OR 2.7 mi
97206 Portland, OR 3.0 mi
97236 Portland, OR 3.1 mi
97230 Portland, OR 4.0 mi
97214 Portland, OR 4.1 mi
97232 Portland, OR 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97216?

97216 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5139, -122.5585.

What county is 97216 in?

97216 lies in Multnomah County.

What area code is 97216?

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

What time zone is 97216 in?

97216 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97216?

About 16,638 people live in ZIP code 97216, in 6,861 households, at 6,612.9 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 97216?

$70,442 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97216?

The closest are 97215 (1.9 mi), 97266 (2.1 mi), 97220 (2.5 mi), 97213 (2.6 mi) and 97233 (2.7 mi).

Is 97216 a PO Box ZIP code?

97216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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