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97498

ZIP 97498 is Yachats, Oregon, mostly in Lane County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane +1 more
Population
2,055
Coordinates
44.2734, -124.0090
☼ Live from 97498 — Yachats, OR

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Where 97498 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97498
  • 🔢 Type 97498 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,498 = 2 × 29 × 41 × 41. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97497 (Wolf Creek, OR, 115 mi away) and 97499 (Yoncalla, OR, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97498 becomes 89479, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47989, 49879, 78949, 79849, 79948, 87499, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99784 in White Mountain, AK, 2,060 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,335 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97498 and you would come out at 44.27°S, 55.99°E — 757 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 108.0 square miles of land, 97498 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,055This ZIP2,055
Households1,055This ZIP1,055
Housing units1,744This ZIP1,744
Median age62.2This ZIP62.2Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$67,188This ZIP$67,188Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$511,500This ZIP$511,500Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,076This ZIP$1,076Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.1%This ZIP49.1%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density19.0 / sq miThis ZIP19.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees507This ZIP507
Annual payroll$16,887,000This ZIP$16,887,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$70,179,000This ZIP$70,179,000

Land area

Land area108.00 sq miThis ZIP108.00 sq mi
Water area3.09 sq miThis ZIP3.09 sq mi

Counties 97498 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lane County 50.6%
Lincoln County 49.4%

Other place names in 97498

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

ZIP codes near 97498

ZIPCityDistance
97394 Waldport, OR 8.7 mi
97390 Tidewater, OR 9.2 mi
97480 Swisshome, OR 13.3 mi
97439 Florence, OR 13.8 mi
97376 Seal Rock, OR 15.6 mi
97430 Deadwood, OR 16.8 mi
97324 Alsea, OR 19.4 mi
97366 South Beach, OR 21.4 mi
97453 Mapleton, OR 21.7 mi
97391 Toledo, OR 22.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97498?

97498 is in Yachats, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2734, -124.0090.

What county is 97498 in?

97498 spans 2 counties: Lane County and Lincoln County. Most of it falls in Lane County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 97498?

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

What time zone is 97498 in?

97498 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97498?

About 2,055 people live in ZIP code 97498, in 1,055 households, at 19.0 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 97498?

$67,188 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97498?

The closest are 97394 (8.7 mi), 97390 (9.2 mi), 97480 (13.3 mi), 97439 (13.8 mi) and 97376 (15.6 mi).

Is 97498 a PO Box ZIP code?

97498 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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