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97227

ZIP 97227 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
5,665
Coordinates
45.5442, -122.6771
☼ Live from 97227 — Portland, OR

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Where 97227 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 97227
  • 🔢 Type 97227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,227 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 277. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97225 (Portland, OR, 5 mi away) and 97228 (Portland, OR, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97227 becomes 72279, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27927, 27972, 29727, 72729, 72927, 77229, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27972 in Salvo, NC, 2,533 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97227 and you would come out at 45.54°S, 57.32°E — 656 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 1.4 square miles of land, 97227 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,665This ZIP5,665
Households3,288This ZIP3,288
Housing units3,673This ZIP3,673
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$93,293This ZIP$93,293Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$662,000This ZIP$662,000Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,629This ZIP$1,629Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.5%This ZIP63.5%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density3,969.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,969.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments499This ZIP499
Employees14,838This ZIP14,838
Annual payroll$1,461,958,000This ZIP$1,461,958,000
Tax returns filed3,330This ZIP3,330
Total adjusted gross income$258,351,000This ZIP$258,351,000

Land area

Land area1.43 sq miThis ZIP1.43 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 97227

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

ZIP codes near 97227

ZIPCityDistance
97209 Portland, OR 1.0 mi
97208 Portland, OR 1.1 mi
97207 Portland, OR 1.4 mi
97228 Portland, OR 1.4 mi
97238 Portland, OR 1.4 mi
97240 Portland, OR 1.4 mi
97242 Portland, OR 1.4 mi
97250 Portland, OR 1.4 mi
97251 Portland, OR 1.4 mi
97252 Portland, OR 1.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97227?

97227 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5442, -122.6771.

What county is 97227 in?

97227 lies in Multnomah County.

What area code is 97227?

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

What time zone is 97227 in?

97227 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97227?

About 5,665 people live in ZIP code 97227, in 3,288 households, at 3,969.9 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 97227?

$93,293 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97227?

The closest are 97209 (1 mi), 97208 (1.1 mi), 97207 (1.4 mi), 97228 (1.4 mi) and 97238 (1.4 mi).

Is 97227 a PO Box ZIP code?

97227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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