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Where 97317 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.
- 🔢 Type 97317 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIELG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,317 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 983. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111110000100101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97314 (Salem, OR, 7 mi away) and 97321 (Albany, OR, 21 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97317 becomes 71379, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13797, 17739, 31779, 37179, 37719, 37917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13797 in Lisle, NY, 2,318 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
- 🎯1,285 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97317 and you would come out at 44.90°S, 57.09°E — 688 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
- 📏 At 55.2 square miles of land, 97317 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 25,966This ZIP25,966 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8,640This ZIP8,640 |
| Housing units | 8,966This ZIP8,966 |
| Median age | 40.2This ZIP40.2Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $84,393This ZIP$84,393Oregon$83,011US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $402,800This ZIP$402,800Oregon$477,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,436This ZIP$1,436Oregon$1,525US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.2%This ZIP23.2% |
| Mean commute | 24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min |
| Population density | 470.2 / sq miThis ZIP470.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 472This ZIP472 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,978This ZIP6,978 |
| Annual payroll | $332,828,000This ZIP$332,828,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 10,910This ZIP10,910 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $850,622,000This ZIP$850,622,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 55.23 sq miThis ZIP55.23 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 97317
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 97317
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97310 | Salem, OR | 3.8 mi |
97325 | Aumsville, OR | 5.4 mi |
97301 | Salem, OR | 6.0 mi |
97314 | Salem, OR | 6.6 mi |
97311 | Salem, OR | 6.6 mi |
97312 | Salem, OR | 6.9 mi |
97308 | Salem, OR | 6.9 mi |
97309 | Salem, OR | 6.9 mi |
97313 | Salem, OR | 7.3 mi |
97392 | Turner, OR | 7.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97317?
97317 is in Salem, Oregon, in Marion County, part of the Salem, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9024, -122.9063.
What county is 97317 in?
97317 lies in Marion County.
What area code is 97317?
Salem uses area codes 503 and 971, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97317 in?
97317 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97317?
About 25,966 people live in ZIP code 97317, in 8,640 households, at 470.2 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 97317?
$84,393 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.
What ZIP codes are near 97317?
The closest are 97310 (3.8 mi), 97325 (5.4 mi), 97301 (6 mi), 97314 (6.6 mi) and 97311 (6.6 mi).
Is 97317 a PO Box ZIP code?
97317 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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