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97344

ZIP 97344 is Falls City, Oregon, in Polk County; area codes 971 and 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Polk
Metro area
Salem, OR
Population
1,534
Coordinates
44.8688, -123.4660
☼ Live from 97344 — Falls City, OR

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Where 97344 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97344
  • 🔢 Type 97344 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhELG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,344 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 13. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110001000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97343 (Eddyville, OR, 25 mi away) and 97345 (Foster, OR, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97344 becomes 44379, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34479, 34749, 34947, 34974, 39474, 39744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34947 in Fort Pierce, FL, 2,648 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97344 and you would come out at 44.87°S, 56.53°E — 713 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 11.5 square miles of land, 97344 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,534This ZIP1,534
Households520This ZIP520
Housing units535This ZIP535
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$59,000This ZIP$59,000Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$320,700This ZIP$320,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,086This ZIP$1,086Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density133.1 / sq miThis ZIP133.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,305,000This ZIP$1,305,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$28,531,000This ZIP$28,531,000

Land area

Land area11.53 sq miThis ZIP11.53 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 97344

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 97344

ZIPCityDistance
97338 Dallas, OR 7.7 mi
97361 Monmouth, OR 9.3 mi
97378 Sheridan, OR 15.1 mi
97371 Rickreall, OR 15.9 mi
97396 Willamina, OR 16.8 mi
97351 Independence, OR 16.9 mi
97347 Grand Ronde, OR 17.3 mi
97306 Salem, OR 18.3 mi
97330 Corvallis, OR 18.3 mi
97326 Blodgett, OR 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97344?

97344 is in Falls City, Oregon, in Polk County, part of the Salem, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8688, -123.4660.

What county is 97344 in?

97344 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 97344?

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

What time zone is 97344 in?

97344 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97344?

About 1,534 people live in ZIP code 97344, in 520 households, at 133.1 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 97344?

$59,000 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97344?

The closest are 97338 (7.7 mi), 97361 (9.3 mi), 97378 (15.1 mi), 97371 (15.9 mi) and 97396 (16.8 mi).

Is 97344 a PO Box ZIP code?

97344 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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