97826
ZIP 97826 is Echo, Oregon, mostly in Umatilla County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Umatilla +1 more
- Metro area
- Hermiston-Pendleton, OR
- Population
- 1,178
- Coordinates
- 45.6643, -119.2323
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Where 97826 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 97826 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,826 = 2 × 41 × 1193. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111000100010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97825 (Dayville, OR, 89 mi away) and 97827 (Elgin, OR, 66 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97826 becomes 62879 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sailor Springs, IL, 1,639 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27698, 27869, 27896, 27968, 27986, 28679, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96278 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,393 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
- 🎯1,119 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97826 and you would come out at 45.66°S, 60.77°E — 509 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 335.3 square miles of land, 97826 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 255 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,178This ZIP1,178 |
|---|---|
| Households | 386This ZIP386 |
| Housing units | 477This ZIP477 |
| Median age | 31.3This ZIP31.3Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $58,750This ZIP$58,750Oregon$83,011US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $423,700This ZIP$423,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,063This ZIP$1,063Oregon$1,525US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.7%This ZIP13.7% |
| Mean commute | 17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min |
| Population density | 3.5 / sq miThis ZIP3.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 39This ZIP39 |
| Annual payroll | $1,752,000This ZIP$1,752,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 500This ZIP500 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $39,692,000This ZIP$39,692,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 335.28 sq miThis ZIP335.28 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Counties 97826 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Umatilla County | 86.2% |
| Morrow County | 13.8% |
Other place names in 97826
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 97826
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97875 | Stanfield, OR | 11.2 mi |
97838 | Hermiston, OR | 13.2 mi |
97882 | Umatilla, OR | 17.7 mi |
97839 | Lexington, OR | 19.2 mi |
97801 | Pendleton, OR | 19.7 mi |
97844 | Irrigon, OR | 21.5 mi |
97868 | Pilot Rock, OR | 25.4 mi |
99346 | Plymouth, WA | 25.5 mi |
97836 | Heppner, OR | 26.5 mi |
97818 | Boardman, OR | 27.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97826?
97826 is in Echo, Oregon, in Umatilla County, part of the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.6643, -119.2323.
What county is 97826 in?
97826 spans 2 counties: Umatilla County and Morrow County. Most of it falls in Umatilla County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 97826?
Echo uses area codes 458 and 541, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97826 in?
97826 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97826?
About 1,178 people live in ZIP code 97826, in 386 households, at 3.5 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 97826?
$58,750 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.
What ZIP codes are near 97826?
The closest are 97875 (11.2 mi), 97838 (13.2 mi), 97882 (17.7 mi), 97839 (19.2 mi) and 97801 (19.7 mi).
Is 97826 a PO Box ZIP code?
97826 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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