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97239

ZIP 97239 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
17,804
Coordinates
45.4899, -122.6905
☼ Live from 97239 — Portland, OR

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Where 97239 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97239
  • 🔢 Type 97239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,239 = 3 × 32413. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97238 (Portland, OR, 2 mi away) and 97240 (Portland, OR, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97239 becomes 93279 — and that is a real ZIP code: Visalia, CA, 657 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27939, 29379, 32799, 37929, 79239, 79329, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32799 in Mid Florida, FL, 2,524 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% 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 97239 and you would come out at 45.49°S, 57.31°E — 659 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 3.6 square miles of land, 97239 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,804This ZIP17,804
Households9,190This ZIP9,190
Housing units9,886This ZIP9,886
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$110,134This ZIP$110,134Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$772,700This ZIP$772,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,789This ZIP$1,789Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher75.3%This ZIP75.3%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density4,964.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,964.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments710This ZIP710
Employees22,867This ZIP22,867
Annual payroll$2,187,292,000This ZIP$2,187,292,000
Tax returns filed9,900This ZIP9,900
Total adjusted gross income$1,406,539,000This ZIP$1,406,539,000

Land area

Land area3.59 sq miThis ZIP3.59 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 97239

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ZIP codes near 97239

ZIPCityDistance
97201 Portland, OR 1.3 mi
97258 Portland, OR 1.8 mi
97221 Portland, OR 2.0 mi
97204 Portland, OR 2.1 mi
97205 Portland, OR 2.2 mi
97202 Portland, OR 2.3 mi
97207 Portland, OR 2.4 mi
97228 Portland, OR 2.4 mi
97238 Portland, OR 2.4 mi
97240 Portland, OR 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97239?

97239 is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.4899, -122.6905.

What county is 97239 in?

97239 lies in Multnomah County.

What area code is 97239?

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

What time zone is 97239 in?

97239 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97239?

About 17,804 people live in ZIP code 97239, in 9,190 households, at 4,964.9 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 97239?

$110,134 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97239?

The closest are 97201 (1.3 mi), 97258 (1.8 mi), 97221 (2 mi), 97204 (2.1 mi) and 97205 (2.2 mi).

Is 97239 a PO Box ZIP code?

97239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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