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97480

ZIP 97480 is Swisshome, Oregon, in Lane County; area code 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane
Population
295
Coordinates
44.1284, -123.8327
☼ Live from 97480 — Swisshome, OR

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Where 97480 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97480
  • 🔢 Type 97480 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,480 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 2437. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97479 (Sutherlin, OR, 59 mi away) and 97481 (Tenmile, OR, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97480 becomes 08479, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,645 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,325 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97480 and you would come out at 44.13°S, 56.17°E — 755 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 66.5 square miles of land, 97480 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population295This ZIP295
Households120This ZIP120
Housing units157This ZIP157
Median age59.3This ZIP59.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$67,045This ZIP$67,045Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$307,700This ZIP$307,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$941This ZIP$941Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density4.4 / sq miThis ZIP4.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,134,000This ZIP$1,134,000
Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$4,371,000This ZIP$4,371,000

Land area

Land area66.51 sq miThis ZIP66.51 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 97480

ZIPCityDistance
97430 Deadwood, OR 6.3 mi
97453 Mapleton, OR 10.3 mi
97439 Florence, OR 10.4 mi
97498 Yachats, OR 13.3 mi
97490 Walton, OR 14.0 mi
97412 Blachly, OR 15.1 mi
97390 Tidewater, OR 15.8 mi
97461 Noti, OR 16.4 mi
97324 Alsea, OR 17.7 mi
97493 Westlake, OR 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97480?

97480 is in Swisshome, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1284, -123.8327.

What county is 97480 in?

97480 lies in Lane County.

What area code is 97480?

Swisshome uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97480 in?

97480 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97480?

About 295 people live in ZIP code 97480, in 120 households, at 4.4 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 97480?

$67,045 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97480?

The closest are 97430 (6.3 mi), 97453 (10.3 mi), 97439 (10.4 mi), 97498 (13.3 mi) and 97490 (14 mi).

Is 97480 a PO Box ZIP code?

97480 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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