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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/97520

97520

ZIP 97520 is Ashland, Oregon, in Jackson County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Jackson
Metro area
Medford, OR
Population
26,512
Coordinates
42.1696, -122.5118
☼ Live from 97520 — Ashland, OR

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Where 97520 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 97520
  • 🔢 Type 97520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 23 × 53. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97504 (Medford, OR, 18 mi away) and 97522 (Butte Falls, OR, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97520 becomes 02579, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09725, 20579, 20597, 20759, 25079, 25709, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09725 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,926 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,254 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97520 and you would come out at 42.17°S, 57.49°E — 787 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 328.8 square miles of land, 97520 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 250 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,512This ZIP26,512
Households12,701This ZIP12,701
Housing units13,925This ZIP13,925
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$67,948This ZIP$67,948Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$580,400This ZIP$580,400Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,386This ZIP$1,386Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.0%This ZIP62.0%
Mean commute17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min
Population density80.6 / sq miThis ZIP80.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments997This ZIP997
Employees8,777This ZIP8,777
Annual payroll$424,035,000This ZIP$424,035,000
Tax returns filed12,910This ZIP12,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,250,490,000This ZIP$1,250,490,000

Land area

Land area328.83 sq miThis ZIP328.83 sq mi
Water area4.69 sq miThis ZIP4.69 sq mi

Other place names in 97520

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ZIP codes near 97520

ZIPCityDistance
97540 Talent, OR 15.7 mi
97535 Phoenix, OR 16.8 mi
97504 Medford, OR 18.3 mi
96044 Hornbrook, CA 18.4 mi
97501 Medford, OR 21.3 mi
97524 Eagle Point, OR 21.7 mi
97627 Keno, OR 23.6 mi
97502 Central Point, OR 27.7 mi
97601 Klamath Falls, OR 29.3 mi
96097 Yreka, CA 29.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97520?

97520 is in Ashland, Oregon, in Jackson County, part of the Medford, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1696, -122.5118.

What county is 97520 in?

97520 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 97520?

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

What time zone is 97520 in?

97520 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97520?

About 26,512 people live in ZIP code 97520, in 12,701 households, at 80.6 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 97520?

$67,948 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97520?

The closest are 97540 (15.7 mi), 97535 (16.8 mi), 97504 (18.3 mi), 96044 (18.4 mi) and 97501 (21.3 mi).

Is 97520 a PO Box ZIP code?

97520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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