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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/97490

97490

ZIP 97490 is Walton, Oregon, in Lane County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane
Population
460
Coordinates
44.0079, -123.6052
☼ Live from 97490 — Walton, OR

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Where 97490 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97490
  • 🔢 Type 97490 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,490 = 2 × 5 × 9749. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97489 (Walterville, OR, 50 mi away) and 97491 (Wedderburn, OR, 104 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97490 becomes 09479, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04979, 09497, 09749, 40979, 40997, 47909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09749 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,564 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,313 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97490 and you would come out at 44.01°S, 56.39°E — 750 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 96.3 square miles of land, 97490 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population460This ZIP460
Households129This ZIP129
Housing units183This ZIP183
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$109,375This ZIP$109,375Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$405,200This ZIP$405,200Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%This ZIP5.3%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density4.8 / sq miThis ZIP4.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$199,000This ZIP$199,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$7,168,000This ZIP$7,168,000

Land area

Land area96.29 sq miThis ZIP96.29 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 97490

ZIPCityDistance
97461 Noti, OR 8.0 mi
97487 Veneta, OR 10.9 mi
97430 Deadwood, OR 11.5 mi
97453 Mapleton, OR 12.3 mi
97437 Elmira, OR 12.5 mi
97412 Blachly, OR 13.9 mi
97480 Swisshome, OR 14.0 mi
97419 Cheshire, OR 15.3 mi
97451 Lorane, OR 18.3 mi
97409 Alvadore, OR 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97490?

97490 is in Walton, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0079, -123.6052.

What county is 97490 in?

97490 lies in Lane County.

What area code is 97490?

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

What time zone is 97490 in?

97490 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97490?

About 460 people live in ZIP code 97490, in 129 households, at 4.8 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 97490?

$109,375 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97490?

The closest are 97461 (8 mi), 97487 (10.9 mi), 97430 (11.5 mi), 97453 (12.3 mi) and 97437 (12.5 mi).

Is 97490 a PO Box ZIP code?

97490 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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