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97536

ZIP 97536 is Prospect, Oregon, in Jackson County; area code 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Jackson
Metro area
Medford, OR
Population
1,309
Coordinates
42.7819, -122.4947
☼ Live from 97536 — Prospect, OR

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Where 97536 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 97536
  • 🔢 Type 97536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 127. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97535 (Phoenix, OR, 39 mi away) and 97537 (Rogue River, OR, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97536 becomes 63579, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35769, 35967, 35976, 36579, 36759, 37659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96375 in FPO AA, a military post office, 5,910 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% 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 97536 and you would come out at 42.78°S, 57.51°E — 758 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 70.2 square miles of land, 97536 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,309This ZIP1,309
Households523This ZIP523
Housing units571This ZIP571
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$58,466This ZIP$58,466Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$332,300This ZIP$332,300Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$867This ZIP$867Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density18.6 / sq miThis ZIP18.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$2,482,000This ZIP$2,482,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$23,207,000This ZIP$23,207,000

Land area

Land area70.20 sq miThis ZIP70.20 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi

Other place names in 97536

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ZIP codes near 97536

ZIPCityDistance
97522 Butte Falls, OR 10.7 mi
97541 Trail, OR 12.7 mi
97604 Crater Lake, OR 19.9 mi
97539 Shady Cove, OR 20.5 mi
97484 Tiller, OR 20.6 mi
97524 Eagle Point, OR 23.1 mi
97626 Fort Klamath, OR 24.7 mi
97503 White City, OR 25.0 mi
97429 Days Creek, OR 31.1 mi
97601 Klamath Falls, OR 31.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97536?

97536 is in Prospect, Oregon, in Jackson County, part of the Medford, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7819, -122.4947.

What county is 97536 in?

97536 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 97536?

Prospect uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97536 in?

97536 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97536?

About 1,309 people live in ZIP code 97536, in 523 households, at 18.6 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 97536?

$58,466 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97536?

The closest are 97522 (10.7 mi), 97541 (12.7 mi), 97604 (19.9 mi), 97539 (20.5 mi) and 97484 (20.6 mi).

Is 97536 a PO Box ZIP code?

97536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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