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97531

ZIP 97531 is Kerby, Oregon, in Josephine County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Josephine
Metro area
Grants Pass, OR
Population
187
Coordinates
42.2101, -123.6447
☼ Live from 97531 — Kerby, OR

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Where 97531 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97531
  • 🔢 Type 97531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IESLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,531 = 7 × 13933. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97530 (Jacksonville, OR, 28 mi away) and 97532 (Merlin, OR, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97531 becomes 13579, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13795, 15379, 15739, 15937, 17935, 17953, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19735 in Winterthur, DE, 2,477 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97531 and you would come out at 42.21°S, 56.36°E — 828 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 05m.
  • 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 97531 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population187This ZIP187
Households161This ZIP161
Housing units161This ZIP161
Median age67.0This ZIP67.0Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$28,686This ZIP$28,686Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$241,000This ZIP$241,000Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density50.3 / sq miThis ZIP50.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees97This ZIP97
Annual payroll$4,674,000This ZIP$4,674,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$5,213,000This ZIP$5,213,000

Land area

Land area3.72 sq miThis ZIP3.72 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 97531

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ZIP codes near 97531

ZIPCityDistance
97538 Selma, OR 7.3 mi
97523 Cave Junction, OR 7.3 mi
97543 Wilderville, OR 12.3 mi
97534 O Brien, OR 13.5 mi
97533 Murphy, OR 17.6 mi
97544 Williams, OR 17.6 mi
97527 Grants Pass, OR 17.7 mi
97532 Merlin, OR 21.3 mi
97528 Grants Pass, OR 22.5 mi
95543 Gasquet, CA 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97531?

97531 is in Kerby, Oregon, in Josephine County, part of the Grants Pass, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2101, -123.6447.

What county is 97531 in?

97531 lies in Josephine County.

What area code is 97531?

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

What time zone is 97531 in?

97531 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97531?

About 187 people live in ZIP code 97531, in 161 households, at 50.3 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 97531?

$28,686 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97531?

The closest are 97538 (7.3 mi), 97523 (7.3 mi), 97543 (12.3 mi), 97534 (13.5 mi) and 97533 (17.6 mi).

Is 97531 a PO Box ZIP code?

97531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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