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97462

ZIP 97462 is Oakland, Oregon, in Douglas County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Douglas
Metro area
Roseburg, OR
Population
4,044
Coordinates
43.4869, -123.4183
☼ Live from 97462 — Oakland, OR

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Where 97462 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97462
  • 🔢 Type 97462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,462 = 2 × 48731. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97461 (Noti, OR, 42 mi away) and 97463 (Oakridge, OR, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97462 becomes 26479, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24976, 27946, 27964, 29476, 29647, 46792, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27964 in Point Harbor, NC, 2,542 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,302 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97462 and you would come out at 43.49°S, 56.58°E — 764 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 219.7 square miles of land, 97462 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 167 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,044This ZIP4,044
Households1,815This ZIP1,815
Housing units1,937This ZIP1,937
Median age55.8This ZIP55.8Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$68,507This ZIP$68,507Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$400,400This ZIP$400,400Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,136This ZIP$1,136Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density18.4 / sq miThis ZIP18.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees290This ZIP290
Annual payroll$10,438,000This ZIP$10,438,000
Tax returns filed1,720This ZIP1,720
Total adjusted gross income$109,765,000This ZIP$109,765,000

Land area

Land area219.70 sq miThis ZIP219.70 sq mi
Water area1.82 sq miThis ZIP1.82 sq mi

Other place names in 97462

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

ZIP codes near 97462

ZIPCityDistance
97486 Umpqua, OR 10.8 mi
97499 Yoncalla, OR 11.6 mi
97494 Wilbur, OR 11.7 mi
97479 Sutherlin, OR 12.5 mi
97436 Elkton, OR 13.7 mi
97435 Drain, OR 14.8 mi
97495 Winchester, OR 15.1 mi
97470 Roseburg, OR 18.6 mi
97471 Roseburg, OR 18.8 mi
97424 Cottage Grove, OR 25.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97462?

97462 is in Oakland, Oregon, in Douglas County, part of the Roseburg, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4869, -123.4183.

What county is 97462 in?

97462 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 97462?

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

What time zone is 97462 in?

97462 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97462?

About 4,044 people live in ZIP code 97462, in 1,815 households, at 18.4 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 97462?

$68,507 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97462?

The closest are 97486 (10.8 mi), 97499 (11.6 mi), 97494 (11.7 mi), 97479 (12.5 mi) and 97436 (13.7 mi).

Is 97462 a PO Box ZIP code?

97462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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