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97478

ZIP 97478 is in Springfield, Oregon, in Lane County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time. Springfield has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 97475 and 97477.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane
Population
39,373
Coordinates
44.0891, -122.8423
☼ Live from 97478 — Springfield, OR

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Where 97478 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97478
  • 🔢 Type 97478 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,478 = 2 × 17 × 47 × 61. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97477 (Springfield, OR, 9 mi away) and 97479 (Sutherlin, OR, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97478 becomes 87479, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47879, 47978, 47987, 49877, 77489, 77498, …). The farthest-flung twin is 47879 in Shelburn, IN, 1,847 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,276 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97478 and you would come out at 44.09°S, 57.16°E — 716 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 168.4 square miles of land, 97478 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,373This ZIP39,373
Households14,832This ZIP14,832
Housing units15,386This ZIP15,386
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$80,086This ZIP$80,086Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$387,700This ZIP$387,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,370This ZIP$1,370Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density233.8 / sq miThis ZIP233.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments571This ZIP571
Employees5,700This ZIP5,700
Annual payroll$282,385,000This ZIP$282,385,000
Tax returns filed17,530This ZIP17,530
Total adjusted gross income$1,205,749,000This ZIP$1,205,749,000

Land area

Land area168.40 sq miThis ZIP168.40 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Other place names in 97478

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ZIP codes near 97478

ZIPCityDistance
97477 Springfield, OR 8.7 mi
97454 Marcola, OR 9.0 mi
97455 Pleasant Hill, OR 9.2 mi
97475 Springfield, OR 9.4 mi
97403 Eugene, OR 11.1 mi
97408 Eugene, OR 11.3 mi
97489 Walterville, OR 11.8 mi
97401 Eugene, OR 11.9 mi
97440 Eugene, OR 12.4 mi
97438 Fall Creek, OR 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97478?

97478 is in Springfield, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0891, -122.8423.

What county is 97478 in?

97478 lies in Lane County.

What area code is 97478?

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

What time zone is 97478 in?

97478 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97478?

About 39,373 people live in ZIP code 97478, in 14,832 households, at 233.8 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 97478?

$80,086 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97478?

The closest are 97477 (8.7 mi), 97454 (9 mi), 97455 (9.2 mi), 97475 (9.4 mi) and 97403 (11.1 mi).

Is 97478 a PO Box ZIP code?

97478 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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