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97543

ZIP 97543 is Wilderville, 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
598
Coordinates
42.3772, -123.5603
☼ Live from 97543 — Wilderville, OR

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Where 97543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97543
  • 🔢 Type 97543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,543 = 23 × 4241. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110100000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97541 (Trail, OR, 50 mi away) and 97544 (Williams, OR, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97543 becomes 34579, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34759, 34957, 35749, 35974, 39457, 39475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34957 in Jensen Beach, FL, 2,635 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,308 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97543 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 56.44°E — 817 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 47.6 square miles of land, 97543 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population598This ZIP598
Households242This ZIP242
Housing units281This ZIP281
Median age58.6This ZIP58.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median home value$641,600This ZIP$641,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,016This ZIP$1,016Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density12.6 / sq miThis ZIP12.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$642,000This ZIP$642,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$21,332,000This ZIP$21,332,000

Land area

Land area47.64 sq miThis ZIP47.64 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 97543

ZIPCityDistance
97538 Selma, OR 7.0 mi
97527 Grants Pass, OR 8.9 mi
97532 Merlin, OR 10.9 mi
97531 Kerby, OR 12.3 mi
97528 Grants Pass, OR 12.5 mi
97533 Murphy, OR 12.8 mi
97526 Grants Pass, OR 15.7 mi
97544 Williams, OR 17.8 mi
97523 Cave Junction, OR 19.4 mi
97497 Wolf Creek, OR 21.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97543?

97543 is in Wilderville, Oregon, in Josephine County, part of the Grants Pass, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3772, -123.5603.

What county is 97543 in?

97543 lies in Josephine County.

What area code is 97543?

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

What time zone is 97543 in?

97543 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97543?

About 598 people live in ZIP code 97543, in 242 households, at 12.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 97543?

The closest are 97538 (7 mi), 97527 (8.9 mi), 97532 (10.9 mi), 97531 (12.3 mi) and 97528 (12.5 mi).

Is 97543 a PO Box ZIP code?

97543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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