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97233

ZIP 97233 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
36,236
Coordinates
45.5153, -122.5022
☼ Live from 97233 — Portland, OR

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Where 97233 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97233
  • 🔢 Type 97233 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,233 = 3 × 32411. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97232 (Portland, OR, 7 mi away) and 97236 (Portland, OR, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97233 becomes 33279, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23397, 23937, 29373, 29733, 32739, 32793, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33972 in Lehigh Acres, FL, 2,590 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% 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 97233 and you would come out at 45.52°S, 57.50°E — 650 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 4.6 square miles of land, 97233 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,236This ZIP36,236
Households13,744This ZIP13,744
Housing units14,767This ZIP14,767
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,198This ZIP$60,198Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$414,600This ZIP$414,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,400This ZIP$1,400Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density7,804.4 / sq miThis ZIP7,804.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments672This ZIP672
Employees5,544This ZIP5,544
Annual payroll$260,151,000This ZIP$260,151,000
Tax returns filed17,090This ZIP17,090
Total adjusted gross income$821,905,000This ZIP$821,905,000

Land area

Land area4.64 sq miThis ZIP4.64 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 97233

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ZIP codes near 97233

ZIPCityDistance
97236 Portland, OR 2.3 mi
97216 Portland, OR 2.7 mi
97230 Portland, OR 2.9 mi
97030 Gresham, OR 3.4 mi
97266 Portland, OR 3.5 mi
97024 Fairview, OR 3.6 mi
97220 Portland, OR 3.7 mi
97215 Portland, OR 4.6 mi
97213 Portland, OR 5.0 mi
97086 Happy Valley, OR 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97233?

97233 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5153, -122.5022.

What county is 97233 in?

97233 lies in Multnomah County.

What area code is 97233?

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

What time zone is 97233 in?

97233 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97233?

About 36,236 people live in ZIP code 97233, in 13,744 households, at 7,804.4 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 97233?

$60,198 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97233?

The closest are 97236 (2.3 mi), 97216 (2.7 mi), 97230 (2.9 mi), 97030 (3.4 mi) and 97266 (3.5 mi).

Is 97233 a PO Box ZIP code?

97233 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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