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97438

ZIP 97438 is Fall Creek, Oregon, in Lane County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane
Population
1,311
Coordinates
43.9442, -122.6825
☼ Live from 97438 — Fall Creek, OR

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Where 97438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97438
  • 🔢 Type 97438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,438 = 2 × 11 × 43 × 103. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97437 (Elmira, OR, 37 mi away) and 97439 (Florence, OR, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97438 becomes 83479, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34789, 34987, 37849, 38749, 38947, 39478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34987 in Port Saint Lucie, FL, 2,598 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97438 and you would come out at 43.94°S, 57.32°E — 715 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 122.6 square miles of land, 97438 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,311This ZIP1,311
Households463This ZIP463
Housing units569This ZIP569
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$125,156This ZIP$125,156Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$584,900This ZIP$584,900Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,257This ZIP$2,257Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density10.7 / sq miThis ZIP10.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees389This ZIP389
Annual payroll$17,804,000This ZIP$17,804,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$40,170,000This ZIP$40,170,000

Land area

Land area122.55 sq miThis ZIP122.55 sq mi
Water area3.11 sq miThis ZIP3.11 sq mi

Other place names in 97438

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ZIP codes near 97438

ZIPCityDistance
97452 Lowell, OR 5.9 mi
97431 Dexter, OR 9.5 mi
97455 Pleasant Hill, OR 11.9 mi
97489 Walterville, OR 12.1 mi
97478 Springfield, OR 12.8 mi
97492 Westfir, OR 12.8 mi
97426 Creswell, OR 17.6 mi
97477 Springfield, OR 18.2 mi
97475 Springfield, OR 18.3 mi
97488 Vida, OR 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97438?

97438 is in Fall Creek, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9442, -122.6825.

What county is 97438 in?

97438 lies in Lane County.

What area code is 97438?

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

What time zone is 97438 in?

97438 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97438?

About 1,311 people live in ZIP code 97438, in 463 households, at 10.7 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 97438?

$125,156 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97438?

The closest are 97452 (5.9 mi), 97431 (9.5 mi), 97455 (11.9 mi), 97489 (12.1 mi) and 97478 (12.8 mi).

Is 97438 a PO Box ZIP code?

97438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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