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97801

ZIP 97801 is Pendleton, Oregon, in Umatilla County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Umatilla
Population
21,575
Coordinates
45.6708, -118.8238
☼ Live from 97801 — Pendleton, OR

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Where 97801 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 97801
  • 🔢 Type 97801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,801 = 11 × 17 × 523. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97761 (Warm Springs, OR, 133 mi away) and 97810 (Adams, OR, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97801 becomes 10879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01879, 07189, 07198, 07981, 09178, 09187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,461 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,100 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97801 and you would come out at 45.67°S, 61.18°E — 492 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 496.2 square miles of land, 97801 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 377 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,575This ZIP21,575
Households8,024This ZIP8,024
Housing units8,979This ZIP8,979
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$71,639This ZIP$71,639Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$293,000This ZIP$293,000Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$937This ZIP$937Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute15.2 minThis ZIP15.2 min
Population density43.5 / sq miThis ZIP43.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments555This ZIP555
Employees8,367This ZIP8,367
Annual payroll$422,080,000This ZIP$422,080,000
Tax returns filed9,360This ZIP9,360
Total adjusted gross income$638,834,000This ZIP$638,834,000

Land area

Land area496.19 sq miThis ZIP496.19 sq mi
Water area1.75 sq miThis ZIP1.75 sq mi

Other place names in 97801

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 97801

ZIPCityDistance
97835 Helix, OR 16.0 mi
97868 Pilot Rock, OR 18.1 mi
97875 Stanfield, OR 18.6 mi
97813 Athena, OR 19.0 mi
97826 Echo, OR 19.7 mi
97810 Adams, OR 20.7 mi
97859 Meacham, OR 21.5 mi
97838 Hermiston, OR 25.6 mi
99363 Wallula, WA 26.1 mi
97886 Weston, OR 28.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97801?

97801 is in Pendleton, Oregon, in Umatilla County, part of the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.6708, -118.8238.

What county is 97801 in?

97801 lies in Umatilla County.

What area code is 97801?

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

What time zone is 97801 in?

97801 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97801?

About 21,575 people live in ZIP code 97801, in 8,024 households, at 43.5 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 97801?

$71,639 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97801?

The closest are 97835 (16 mi), 97868 (18.1 mi), 97875 (18.6 mi), 97813 (19 mi) and 97826 (19.7 mi).

Is 97801 a PO Box ZIP code?

97801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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