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97496

ZIP 97496 is Winston, Oregon, in Douglas County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Douglas
Metro area
Roseburg, OR
Population
7,768
Coordinates
43.0665, -123.4727
☼ Live from 97496 — Winston, OR

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Where 97496 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97496
  • 🔢 Type 97496 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,496 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 1741. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97495 (Winchester, OR, 17 mi away) and 97497 (Wolf Creek, OR, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97496 becomes 69479, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46799, 46979, 47969, 47996, 49679, 49769, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96749 in Keaau, HI, 2,440 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,304 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97496 and you would come out at 43.07°S, 56.53°E — 784 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 88.0 square miles of land, 97496 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,768This ZIP7,768
Households3,516This ZIP3,516
Housing units3,770This ZIP3,770
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$56,071This ZIP$56,071Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$257,600This ZIP$257,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$992This ZIP$992Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density88.2 / sq miThis ZIP88.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments98This ZIP98
Employees785This ZIP785
Annual payroll$26,688,000This ZIP$26,688,000
Tax returns filed3,310This ZIP3,310
Total adjusted gross income$171,274,000This ZIP$171,274,000

Land area

Land area88.05 sq miThis ZIP88.05 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 97496

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

ZIP codes near 97496

ZIPCityDistance
97432 Dillard, OR 3.4 mi
97481 Tenmile, OR 5.8 mi
97469 Riddle, OR 10.3 mi
97471 Roseburg, OR 10.6 mi
97416 Camas Valley, OR 11.4 mi
97457 Myrtle Creek, OR 12.3 mi
97417 Canyonville, OR 15.7 mi
97495 Winchester, OR 16.8 mi
97470 Roseburg, OR 17.2 mi
97494 Wilbur, OR 19.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97496?

97496 is in Winston, Oregon, in Douglas County, part of the Roseburg, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0665, -123.4727.

What county is 97496 in?

97496 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 97496?

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

What time zone is 97496 in?

97496 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97496?

About 7,768 people live in ZIP code 97496, in 3,516 households, at 88.2 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 97496?

$56,071 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97496?

The closest are 97432 (3.4 mi), 97481 (5.8 mi), 97469 (10.3 mi), 97471 (10.6 mi) and 97416 (11.4 mi).

Is 97496 a PO Box ZIP code?

97496 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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