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97827

ZIP 97827 is Elgin, Oregon, in Union County; area code 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Union
Metro area
La Grande, OR
Population
2,384
Coordinates
45.6160, -117.8576
☼ Live from 97827 — Elgin, OR

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Where 97827 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97827
  • 🔢 Type 97827 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,827 = 3 × 32609. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97826 (Echo, OR, 66 mi away) and 97828 (Enterprise, OR, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97827 becomes 72879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27879, 27897, 27978, 28779, 77289, 77982, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27978 in Stumpy Point, NC, 2,282 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,054 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97827 and you would come out at 45.62°S, 62.14°E — 457 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 207.1 square miles of land, 97827 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 157 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,384This ZIP2,384
Households997This ZIP997
Housing units1,143This ZIP1,143
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,766This ZIP$60,766Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$262,500This ZIP$262,500Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,001This ZIP$1,001Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density11.5 / sq miThis ZIP11.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees401This ZIP401
Annual payroll$26,809,000This ZIP$26,809,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$61,297,000This ZIP$61,297,000

Land area

Land area207.10 sq miThis ZIP207.10 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 97827

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

ZIP codes near 97827

ZIPCityDistance
97876 Summerville, OR 10.5 mi
97841 Imbler, OR 11.0 mi
97885 Wallowa, OR 17.0 mi
97824 Cove, OR 18.7 mi
97886 Weston, OR 23.8 mi
97857 Lostine, OR 24.0 mi
97850 La Grande, OR 25.7 mi
97810 Adams, OR 26.3 mi
97859 Meacham, OR 28.5 mi
97862 Milton Freewater, OR 30.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97827?

97827 is in Elgin, Oregon, in Union County, part of the La Grande, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.6160, -117.8576.

What county is 97827 in?

97827 lies in Union County.

What area code is 97827?

Elgin uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97827 in?

97827 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97827?

About 2,384 people live in ZIP code 97827, in 997 households, at 11.5 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 97827?

$60,766 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97827?

The closest are 97876 (10.5 mi), 97841 (11 mi), 97885 (17 mi), 97824 (18.7 mi) and 97886 (23.8 mi).

Is 97827 a PO Box ZIP code?

97827 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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