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97824

ZIP 97824 is Cove, Oregon, in Union County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Union
Metro area
La Grande, OR
Population
2,117
Coordinates
45.3543, -117.7565
☼ Live from 97824 — Cove, OR

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Where 97824 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 97824
  • 🔢 Type 97824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1019. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97823 (Condon, OR, 119 mi away) and 97825 (Dayville, OR, 108 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97824 becomes 42879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27948 in Kill Devil Hills, NC, 2,268 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,044 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97824 and you would come out at 45.35°S, 62.24°E — 464 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 235.1 square miles of land, 97824 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 178 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,117This ZIP2,117
Households788This ZIP788
Housing units825This ZIP825
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$80,263This ZIP$80,263Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$413,700This ZIP$413,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,460This ZIP$1,460Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%This ZIP32.3%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees108This ZIP108
Annual payroll$3,545,000This ZIP$3,545,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$64,628,000This ZIP$64,628,000

Land area

Land area235.05 sq miThis ZIP235.05 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 97824

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

ZIP codes near 97824

ZIPCityDistance
97857 Lostine, OR 11.3 mi
97841 Imbler, OR 11.9 mi
97883 Union, OR 16.4 mi
97876 Summerville, OR 17.6 mi
97827 Elgin, OR 18.7 mi
97850 La Grande, OR 19.7 mi
97867 North Powder, OR 22.3 mi
97885 Wallowa, OR 23.7 mi
97846 Joseph, OR 31.6 mi
97828 Enterprise, OR 32.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97824?

97824 is in Cove, Oregon, in Union County, part of the La Grande, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3543, -117.7565.

What county is 97824 in?

97824 lies in Union County.

What area code is 97824?

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

What time zone is 97824 in?

97824 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97824?

About 2,117 people live in ZIP code 97824, in 788 households, at 9.0 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 97824?

$80,263 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97824?

The closest are 97857 (11.3 mi), 97841 (11.9 mi), 97883 (16.4 mi), 97876 (17.6 mi) and 97827 (18.7 mi).

Is 97824 a PO Box ZIP code?

97824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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