97640
ZIP 97640 is Summer Lake, Oregon, in Lake County; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Lake
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 159
- Coordinates
- 42.9863, -120.5364
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Where 97640 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.
- 🔢 Type 97640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhgLG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 2441. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111110101101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97639 (Sprague River, OR, 62 mi away) and 97641 (Christmas Valley, OR, 21 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97640 becomes 04679 — and that is a real ZIP code: Southwest Harbor, ME, 2,568 miles away.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09746 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,614 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
- 🎯1,155 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97640 and you would come out at 42.99°S, 59.46°E — 676 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
- 📏 At 364.9 square miles of land, 97640 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 277 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 159This ZIP159 |
|---|---|
| Households | 68This ZIP68 |
| Housing units | 129This ZIP129 |
| Median age | 56.1This ZIP56.1Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $63,636This ZIP$63,636Oregon$83,011US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $338,000This ZIP$338,000Oregon$477,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.5%This ZIP11.5% |
| Mean commute | 24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min |
| Population density | 0.4 / sq miThis ZIP0.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 364.86 sq miThis ZIP364.86 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 50.36 sq miThis ZIP50.36 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 97640
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97641 | Christmas Valley, OR | 20.9 mi |
97636 | Paisley, OR | 22.8 mi |
97638 | Silver Lake, OR | 26.9 mi |
97735 | Fort Rock, OR | 36.1 mi |
97637 | Plush, OR | 46.0 mi |
97622 | Bly, OR | 47.6 mi |
97630 | Lakeview, OR | 47.6 mi |
97758 | Riley, OR | 50.2 mi |
97621 | Beatty, OR | 50.4 mi |
97712 | Brothers, OR | 55.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97640?
97640 is in Summer Lake, Oregon, in Lake County. Its published point location is 42.9863, -120.5364.
What county is 97640 in?
97640 lies in Lake County.
What time zone is 97640 in?
97640 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97640?
About 159 people live in ZIP code 97640, in 68 households, at 0.4 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 97640?
$63,636 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.
What ZIP codes are near 97640?
The closest are 97641 (20.9 mi), 97636 (22.8 mi), 97638 (26.9 mi), 97735 (36.1 mi) and 97637 (46 mi).
Is 97640 a PO Box ZIP code?
97640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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