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97229

ZIP 97229 is in Portland, Oregon, mostly 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 +1 more
Population
76,106
Coordinates
45.5492, -122.8100
☼ Live from 97229 — Portland, OR

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Where 97229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97229
  • 🔢 Type 97229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,229 = 11 × 8839. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97228 (Portland, OR, 7 mi away) and 97230 (Portland, OR, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97229 becomes 92279, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27299, 27929, 29729, 29927, 79229, 79922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27929 in Currituck, NC, 2,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,287 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97229 and you would come out at 45.55°S, 57.19°E — 662 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 19.7 square miles of land, 97229 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population76,106This ZIP76,106
Households28,430This ZIP28,430
Housing units29,205This ZIP29,205
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$161,570This ZIP$161,570Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$782,100This ZIP$782,100Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,024This ZIP$2,024Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.5%This ZIP69.5%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density3,872.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,872.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments984This ZIP984
Employees9,475This ZIP9,475
Annual payroll$613,710,000This ZIP$613,710,000
Tax returns filed33,890This ZIP33,890
Total adjusted gross income$5,631,248,000This ZIP$5,631,248,000

Land area

Land area19.65 sq miThis ZIP19.65 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 97229 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 62.2%
Multnomah County 37.8%

Other place names in 97229

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ZIP codes near 97229

ZIPCityDistance
97006 Beaverton, OR 2.7 mi
97210 Portland, OR 3.5 mi
97225 Portland, OR 3.7 mi
97005 Beaverton, OR 4.0 mi
97003 Beaverton, OR 4.1 mi
97075 Beaverton, OR 4.3 mi
97076 Beaverton, OR 4.3 mi
97077 Beaverton, OR 4.3 mi
97203 Portland, OR 5.1 mi
97221 Portland, OR 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97229?

97229 is in Portland, Oregon, in Washington County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5492, -122.8100.

What county is 97229 in?

97229 spans 2 counties: Washington County and Multnomah County. Most of it falls in Washington County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 97229?

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

What time zone is 97229 in?

97229 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97229?

About 76,106 people live in ZIP code 97229, in 28,430 households, at 3,872.9 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 97229?

$161,570 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97229?

The closest are 97006 (2.7 mi), 97210 (3.5 mi), 97225 (3.7 mi), 97005 (4 mi) and 97003 (4.1 mi).

Is 97229 a PO Box ZIP code?

97229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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