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97230

ZIP 97230 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
43,553
Coordinates
45.5578, -122.5053
☼ Live from 97230 — Portland, OR

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Where 97230 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97230
  • 🔢 Type 97230 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,230 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 463. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97229 (Portland, OR, 15 mi away) and 97231 (Portland, OR, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97230 becomes 03279 — and that is a real ZIP code: Warren, NH, 2,445 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09237 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,209 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97230 and you would come out at 45.56°S, 57.49°E — 649 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 42m.
  • 📏 At 14.0 square miles of land, 97230 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,553This ZIP43,553
Households16,344This ZIP16,344
Housing units17,321This ZIP17,321
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$75,572This ZIP$75,572Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$450,700This ZIP$450,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,620This ZIP$1,620Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%This ZIP28.7%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density3,118.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,118.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,242This ZIP1,242
Employees25,930This ZIP25,930
Annual payroll$1,653,221,000This ZIP$1,653,221,000
Tax returns filed18,720This ZIP18,720
Total adjusted gross income$1,175,366,000This ZIP$1,175,366,000

Land area

Land area13.97 sq miThis ZIP13.97 sq mi
Water area5.48 sq miThis ZIP5.48 sq mi

Other place names in 97230

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ZIP codes near 97230

ZIPCityDistance
97220 Portland, OR 2.7 mi
97233 Portland, OR 2.9 mi
98683 Vancouver, WA 3.2 mi
97024 Fairview, OR 3.3 mi
97216 Portland, OR 4.0 mi
97213 Portland, OR 4.8 mi
97218 Portland, OR 4.8 mi
97030 Gresham, OR 4.8 mi
98684 Vancouver, WA 5.1 mi
97254 Portland, OR 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97230?

97230 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5578, -122.5053.

What county is 97230 in?

97230 lies in Multnomah County.

What area code is 97230?

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

What time zone is 97230 in?

97230 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97230?

About 43,553 people live in ZIP code 97230, in 16,344 households, at 3,118.3 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 97230?

$75,572 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97230?

The closest are 97220 (2.7 mi), 97233 (2.9 mi), 98683 (3.2 mi), 97024 (3.3 mi) and 97216 (4 mi).

Is 97230 a PO Box ZIP code?

97230 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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