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Where 97342 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 97342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhELG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,342 = 2 × 7 × 17 × 409. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111110000111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97341 (Depoe Bay, OR, 106 mi away) and 97343 (Eddyville, OR, 93 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97342 becomes 24379, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23479, 23947, 23974, 24739, 27349, 27943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34972 in Okeechobee, FL, 2,544 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
- 🎯1,234 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97342 and you would come out at 44.74°S, 58.12°E — 652 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
- 📏 At 84.0 square miles of land, 97342 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 173This ZIP173 |
|---|---|
| Households | 55This ZIP55 |
| Housing units | 284This ZIP284 |
| Median age | 52.8This ZIP52.8Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $63,125This ZIP$63,125Oregon$83,011US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $310,000This ZIP$310,000Oregon$477,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $767This ZIP$767Oregon$1,525US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.7%This ZIP6.7% |
| Mean commute | 24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min |
| Population density | 2.1 / sq miThis ZIP2.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 98This ZIP98 |
| Annual payroll | $3,520,000This ZIP$3,520,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 83.97 sq miThis ZIP83.97 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.30 sq miThis ZIP3.30 sq mi |
Other place names in 97342
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 97342
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97350 | Idanha, OR | 7.7 mi |
97759 | Sisters, OR | 17.9 mi |
97730 | Camp Sherman, OR | 18.9 mi |
97346 | Gates, OR | 24.6 mi |
97358 | Lyons, OR | 26.0 mi |
97360 | Mill City, OR | 29.6 mi |
97761 | Warm Springs, OR | 29.8 mi |
97734 | Culver, OR | 30.4 mi |
97329 | Cascadia, OR | 32.5 mi |
97023 | Estacada, OR | 35.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97342?
97342 is in Detroit, Oregon, in Marion County, part of the Salem, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7393, -121.8791.
What county is 97342 in?
97342 lies in Marion County.
What area code is 97342?
Detroit uses area codes 503 and 971, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97342 in?
97342 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97342?
About 173 people live in ZIP code 97342, in 55 households, at 2.1 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 97342?
$63,125 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.
What ZIP codes are near 97342?
The closest are 97350 (7.7 mi), 97759 (17.9 mi), 97730 (18.9 mi), 97346 (24.6 mi) and 97358 (26 mi).
Is 97342 a PO Box ZIP code?
97342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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