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97526

ZIP 97526 is in Grants Pass, Oregon, mostly in Josephine County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time. Grants Pass has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 97527 and 97528.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Josephine +1 more
Metro area
Grants Pass, OR
Population
36,036
Coordinates
42.5357, -123.3383
☼ Live from 97526 — Grants Pass, OR

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Where 97526 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 97526
  • 🔢 Type 97526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,526 = 2 × 11 × 11 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97525 (Gold Hill, OR, 16 mi away) and 97527 (Grants Pass, OR, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97526 becomes 62579, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25976, 27569, 27596, 27695, 27956, 27965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96257 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,348 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,296 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97526 and you would come out at 42.54°S, 56.66°E — 802 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 140.7 square miles of land, 97526 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,036This ZIP36,036
Households15,265This ZIP15,265
Housing units16,037This ZIP16,037
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$61,019This ZIP$61,019Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$399,700This ZIP$399,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,144This ZIP$1,144Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density256.1 / sq miThis ZIP256.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,215This ZIP1,215
Employees14,523This ZIP14,523
Annual payroll$649,114,000This ZIP$649,114,000
Tax returns filed15,580This ZIP15,580
Total adjusted gross income$1,030,812,000This ZIP$1,030,812,000

Land area

Land area140.72 sq miThis ZIP140.72 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Counties 97526 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Josephine County 99.2%
Jackson County 0.8%

Other place names in 97526

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ZIP codes near 97526

ZIPCityDistance
97528 Grants Pass, OR 6.7 mi
97537 Rogue River, OR 9.9 mi
97497 Wolf Creek, OR 10.0 mi
97527 Grants Pass, OR 11.0 mi
97533 Murphy, OR 15.7 mi
97543 Wilderville, OR 15.7 mi
97525 Gold Hill, OR 15.9 mi
97532 Merlin, OR 16.2 mi
97442 Glendale, OR 17.5 mi
97410 Azalea, OR 21.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97526?

97526 is in Grants Pass, Oregon, in Josephine County, part of the Grants Pass, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5357, -123.3383.

What county is 97526 in?

97526 spans 2 counties: Josephine County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Josephine 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 97526?

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

What time zone is 97526 in?

97526 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97526?

About 36,036 people live in ZIP code 97526, in 15,265 households, at 256.1 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 97526?

$61,019 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97526?

The closest are 97528 (6.7 mi), 97537 (9.9 mi), 97497 (10 mi), 97527 (11 mi) and 97533 (15.7 mi).

Is 97526 a PO Box ZIP code?

97526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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