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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/97492

97492

ZIP 97492 is Westfir, Oregon, in Lane County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane
Population
981
Coordinates
43.8030, -122.5157
☼ Live from 97492 — Westfir, OR

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Where 97492 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97492
  • 🔢 Type 97492 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,492 = 2 × 2 × 24373. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97491 (Wedderburn, OR, 125 mi away) and 97493 (Westlake, OR, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97492 becomes 29479 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Stephen, SC, 2,383 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27499, 27949, 29479, 47929, 47992, 49279, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27949 in Kitty Hawk, NC, 2,499 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,258 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97492 and you would come out at 43.80°S, 57.48°E — 715 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 46.4 square miles of land, 97492 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population981This ZIP981
Households492This ZIP492
Housing units504This ZIP504
Median age66.6This ZIP66.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median home value$228,000This ZIP$228,000Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,079This ZIP$2,079Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%This ZIP5.0%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density21.2 / sq miThis ZIP21.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$373,000This ZIP$373,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$12,671,000This ZIP$12,671,000

Land area

Land area46.35 sq miThis ZIP46.35 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 97492

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ZIP codes near 97492

ZIPCityDistance
97463 Oakridge, OR 7.7 mi
97452 Lowell, OR 12.7 mi
97438 Fall Creek, OR 12.8 mi
97434 Dorena, OR 15.6 mi
97431 Dexter, OR 16.9 mi
97489 Walterville, OR 21.8 mi
97488 Vida, OR 23.0 mi
97455 Pleasant Hill, OR 23.1 mi
97478 Springfield, OR 25.6 mi
97426 Creswell, OR 26.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97492?

97492 is in Westfir, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8030, -122.5157.

What county is 97492 in?

97492 lies in Lane County.

What area code is 97492?

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

What time zone is 97492 in?

97492 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97492?

About 981 people live in ZIP code 97492, in 492 households, at 21.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 97492?

The closest are 97463 (7.7 mi), 97452 (12.7 mi), 97438 (12.8 mi), 97434 (15.6 mi) and 97431 (16.9 mi).

Is 97492 a PO Box ZIP code?

97492 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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