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97420

ZIP 97420 is Coos Bay, Oregon, in Coos County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Coos
Population
27,621
Coordinates
43.3468, -124.1057
☼ Live from 97420 — Coos Bay, OR

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Where 97420 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97420
  • 🔢 Type 97420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 4871. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97419 (Cheshire, OR, 67 mi away) and 97423 (Coquille, OR, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97420 becomes 02479 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waverley, MA, 2,635 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02479, 04927, 04972, 07924, 09472, 09724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09724 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,231 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,336 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97420 and you would come out at 43.35°S, 55.89°E — 797 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 273.9 square miles of land, 97420 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 208 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,621This ZIP27,621
Households12,104This ZIP12,104
Housing units13,042This ZIP13,042
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$61,574This ZIP$61,574Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$311,500This ZIP$311,500Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,011This ZIP$1,011Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density100.8 / sq miThis ZIP100.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments733This ZIP733
Employees10,930This ZIP10,930
Annual payroll$507,585,000This ZIP$507,585,000
Tax returns filed11,790This ZIP11,790
Total adjusted gross income$725,133,000This ZIP$725,133,000

Land area

Land area273.94 sq miThis ZIP273.94 sq mi
Water area11.71 sq miThis ZIP11.71 sq mi

Other place names in 97420

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ZIP codes near 97420

ZIPCityDistance
97407 Allegany, OR 6.6 mi
97459 North Bend, OR 10.3 mi
97423 Coquille, OR 11.6 mi
97449 Lakeside, OR 15.3 mi
97458 Myrtle Point, OR 21.2 mi
97411 Bandon, OR 23.3 mi
97473 Scottsburg, OR 25.8 mi
97414 Broadbent, OR 26.3 mi
97441 Gardiner, OR 28.1 mi
97467 Reedsport, OR 28.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97420?

97420 is in Coos Bay, Oregon, in Coos County, part of the Coos Bay-North Bend, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3468, -124.1057.

What county is 97420 in?

97420 lies in Coos County.

What area code is 97420?

Coos Bay uses area codes 541 and 458, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97420 in?

97420 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97420?

About 27,621 people live in ZIP code 97420, in 12,104 households, at 100.8 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 97420?

$61,574 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97420?

The closest are 97407 (6.6 mi), 97459 (10.3 mi), 97423 (11.6 mi), 97449 (15.3 mi) and 97458 (21.2 mi).

Is 97420 a PO Box ZIP code?

97420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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