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97431

ZIP 97431 is Dexter, Oregon, in Lane County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane
Population
2,366
Coordinates
43.8695, -122.8415
☼ Live from 97431 — Dexter, OR

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Where 97431 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97431
  • 🔢 Type 97431 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,431 = 3 × 47 × 691. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97430 (Deadwood, OR, 48 mi away) and 97432 (Dillard, OR, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97431 becomes 13479 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington Mills, NY, 2,353 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13479, 13749, 13794, 14739, 17349, 17934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19734 in Townsend, DE, 2,423 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97431 and you would come out at 43.87°S, 57.16°E — 725 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 42.1 square miles of land, 97431 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,366This ZIP2,366
Households780This ZIP780
Housing units896This ZIP896
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,714This ZIP$60,714Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$354,800This ZIP$354,800Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,840This ZIP$1,840Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density56.2 / sq miThis ZIP56.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees161This ZIP161
Annual payroll$6,722,000This ZIP$6,722,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$76,722,000This ZIP$76,722,000

Land area

Land area42.13 sq miThis ZIP42.13 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 97431

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ZIP codes near 97431

ZIPCityDistance
97452 Lowell, OR 4.6 mi
97455 Pleasant Hill, OR 7.9 mi
97438 Fall Creek, OR 9.5 mi
97426 Creswell, OR 9.6 mi
97424 Cottage Grove, OR 13.5 mi
97475 Springfield, OR 15.2 mi
97478 Springfield, OR 15.2 mi
97403 Eugene, OR 15.5 mi
97477 Springfield, OR 15.6 mi
97405 Eugene, OR 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97431?

97431 is in Dexter, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8695, -122.8415.

What county is 97431 in?

97431 lies in Lane County.

What area code is 97431?

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

What time zone is 97431 in?

97431 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97431?

About 2,366 people live in ZIP code 97431, in 780 households, at 56.2 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 97431?

$60,714 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97431?

The closest are 97452 (4.6 mi), 97455 (7.9 mi), 97438 (9.5 mi), 97426 (9.6 mi) and 97424 (13.5 mi).

Is 97431 a PO Box ZIP code?

97431 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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