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Where 97817 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 97817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,817 = 29 × 3373. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111000011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97814 (Baker City, OR, 41 mi away) and 97818 (Boardman, OR, 91 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97817 becomes 71879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17978, 18977, 78719, 79178, 79718, 79781, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18977 in Washington Crossing, PA, 2,221 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
- 🎯1,075 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97817 and you would come out at 44.73°S, 61.39°E — 523 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
- 📏 At 217.5 square miles of land, 97817 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 165 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10This ZIP10 |
| Housing units | 63This ZIP63 |
| Median age | 61.3This ZIP61.3Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 217.50 sq miThis ZIP217.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi |
Other place names in 97817
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 97817
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97877 | Sumpter, OR | 11.8 mi |
97869 | Prairie City, OR | 22.9 mi |
97856 | Long Creek, OR | 25.3 mi |
97845 | John Day, OR | 26.2 mi |
97884 | Unity, OR | 26.7 mi |
97880 | Ukiah, OR | 28.3 mi |
97833 | Haines, OR | 29.7 mi |
97837 | Hereford, OR | 30.4 mi |
97865 | Mount Vernon, OR | 33.7 mi |
97867 | North Powder, OR | 38.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97817?
97817 is in Bates, Oregon, in Grant County. Its published point location is 44.7288, -118.6060.
What county is 97817 in?
97817 lies in Grant County.
What area code is 97817?
Bates uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97817 in?
97817 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97817?
About 13 people live in ZIP code 97817, in 10 households, at 0.1 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 97817?
The closest are 97877 (11.8 mi), 97869 (22.9 mi), 97856 (25.3 mi), 97845 (26.2 mi) and 97884 (26.7 mi).
Is 97817 a PO Box ZIP code?
97817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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