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97424

ZIP 97424 is Cottage Grove, Oregon, mostly in Lane County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane +1 more
Population
18,357
Coordinates
43.7468, -123.0534
☼ Live from 97424 — Cottage Grove, OR

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Where 97424 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 97424
  • 🔢 Type 97424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 6089. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97423 (Coquille, OR, 68 mi away) and 97426 (Creswell, OR, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97424 becomes 42479, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27944 in Hertford, NC, 2,491 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,285 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97424 and you would come out at 43.75°S, 56.95°E — 738 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 246.2 square miles of land, 97424 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 187 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,357This ZIP18,357
Households7,296This ZIP7,296
Housing units7,877This ZIP7,877
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$79,688This ZIP$79,688Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$372,500This ZIP$372,500Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,111This ZIP$1,111Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density74.6 / sq miThis ZIP74.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments417This ZIP417
Employees3,505This ZIP3,505
Annual payroll$155,228,000This ZIP$155,228,000
Tax returns filed8,060This ZIP8,060
Total adjusted gross income$504,899,000This ZIP$504,899,000

Land area

Land area246.21 sq miThis ZIP246.21 sq mi
Water area3.81 sq miThis ZIP3.81 sq mi

Counties 97424 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lane County 88.4%
Douglas County 11.6%

Other place names in 97424

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ZIP codes near 97424

ZIPCityDistance
97426 Creswell, OR 10.6 mi
97431 Dexter, OR 13.5 mi
97499 Yoncalla, OR 14.1 mi
97435 Drain, OR 14.3 mi
97451 Lorane, OR 14.6 mi
97405 Eugene, OR 15.2 mi
97455 Pleasant Hill, OR 16.7 mi
97452 Lowell, OR 17.5 mi
97434 Dorena, OR 19.5 mi
97403 Eugene, OR 19.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97424?

97424 is in Cottage Grove, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7468, -123.0534.

What county is 97424 in?

97424 spans 2 counties: Lane County and Douglas County. Most of it falls in Lane County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 97424?

Cottage Grove uses area codes 541 and 458, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97424 in?

97424 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97424?

About 18,357 people live in ZIP code 97424, in 7,296 households, at 74.6 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 97424?

$79,688 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97424?

The closest are 97426 (10.6 mi), 97431 (13.5 mi), 97499 (14.1 mi), 97435 (14.3 mi) and 97451 (14.6 mi).

Is 97424 a PO Box ZIP code?

97424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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