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97218

ZIP 97218 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
15,428
Coordinates
45.5762, -122.6009
☼ Live from 97218 — Portland, OR

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Where 97218 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 97218
  • 🔢 Type 97218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,218 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 491. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97217 (Portland, OR, 5 mi away) and 97219 (Portland, OR, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97218 becomes 81279, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12789, 12879, 12978, 12987, 17829, 17982, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27981 in Wanchese, NC, 2,511 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,277 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97218 and you would come out at 45.58°S, 57.40°E — 652 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 97218 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,428This ZIP15,428
Households6,337This ZIP6,337
Housing units6,538This ZIP6,538
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$88,924This ZIP$88,924Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$496,600This ZIP$496,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,465This ZIP$1,465Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.0%This ZIP51.0%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density2,316.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,316.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments558This ZIP558
Employees13,604This ZIP13,604
Annual payroll$728,588,000This ZIP$728,588,000
Tax returns filed7,320This ZIP7,320
Total adjusted gross income$514,533,000This ZIP$514,533,000

Land area

Land area6.66 sq miThis ZIP6.66 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 97218

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

ZIP codes near 97218

ZIPCityDistance
97254 Portland, OR 1.5 mi
97211 Portland, OR 1.9 mi
97213 Portland, OR 2.6 mi
97220 Portland, OR 2.7 mi
97212 Portland, OR 3.0 mi
98664 Vancouver, WA 3.2 mi
97232 Portland, OR 3.9 mi
97215 Portland, OR 4.2 mi
97227 Portland, OR 4.3 mi
98661 Vancouver, WA 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97218?

97218 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5762, -122.6009.

What county is 97218 in?

97218 lies in Multnomah County.

What area code is 97218?

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

What time zone is 97218 in?

97218 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97218?

About 15,428 people live in ZIP code 97218, in 6,337 households, at 2,316.9 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 97218?

$88,924 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97218?

The closest are 97254 (1.5 mi), 97211 (1.9 mi), 97213 (2.6 mi), 97220 (2.7 mi) and 97212 (3 mi).

Is 97218 a PO Box ZIP code?

97218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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