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97223

ZIP 97223 is in Portland, Oregon, in Washington County; area codes 503 and 971; Pacific time. Portland has 60 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Washington
Population
50,527
Coordinates
45.4403, -122.7766
☼ Live from 97223 — Portland, OR

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Where 97223 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97223
  • 🔢 Type 97223 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,223 = 7 × 17 × 19 × 43. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97222 (Portland, OR, 8 mi away) and 97224 (Portland, OR, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97223 becomes 32279, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22739, 22937, 22973, 23279, 23297, 23927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32927 in Cocoa, FL, 2,559 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97223 and you would come out at 45.44°S, 57.22°E — 664 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 11.1 square miles of land, 97223 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,527This ZIP50,527
Households21,247This ZIP21,247
Housing units21,807This ZIP21,807
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$106,757This ZIP$106,757Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$600,300This ZIP$600,300Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,785This ZIP$1,785Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%This ZIP50.6%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density4,566.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,566.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,219This ZIP2,219
Employees30,030This ZIP30,030
Annual payroll$1,929,474,000This ZIP$1,929,474,000
Tax returns filed25,060This ZIP25,060
Total adjusted gross income$2,585,515,000This ZIP$2,585,515,000

Land area

Land area11.06 sq miThis ZIP11.06 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 97223

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ZIP codes near 97223

ZIPCityDistance
97079 Beaverton, OR 1.0 mi
97008 Beaverton, OR 1.9 mi
97224 Portland, OR 2.6 mi
97035 Lake Oswego, OR 3.1 mi
97075 Beaverton, OR 3.5 mi
97076 Beaverton, OR 3.5 mi
97077 Beaverton, OR 3.5 mi
97005 Beaverton, OR 3.8 mi
97219 Portland, OR 3.9 mi
97225 Portland, OR 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97223?

97223 is in Portland, Oregon, in Washington County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.4403, -122.7766.

What county is 97223 in?

97223 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 97223?

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

What time zone is 97223 in?

97223 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97223?

About 50,527 people live in ZIP code 97223, in 21,247 households, at 4,566.8 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 97223?

$106,757 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97223?

The closest are 97079 (1 mi), 97008 (1.9 mi), 97224 (2.6 mi), 97035 (3.1 mi) and 97075 (3.5 mi).

Is 97223 a PO Box ZIP code?

97223 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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