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97834

ZIP 97834 is Halfway, Oregon, in Baker County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Baker
Metro area
Baker City, OR
Population
1,395
Coordinates
45.0297, -117.2319
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Where 97834 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97834
  • 🔢 Type 97834 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,834 = 2 × 11 × 4447. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97833 (Haines, OR, 42 mi away) and 97835 (Helix, OR, 96 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97834 becomes 43879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34789, 34987, 37849, 38749, 38947, 39478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34987 in Port Saint Lucie, FL, 2,358 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,014 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97834 and you would come out at 45.03°S, 62.77°E — 459 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 285.0 square miles of land, 97834 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 216 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,395This ZIP1,395
Households554This ZIP554
Housing units739This ZIP739
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$43,889This ZIP$43,889Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$366,300This ZIP$366,300Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$806This ZIP$806Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute10.3 minThis ZIP10.3 min
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees145This ZIP145
Annual payroll$3,663,000This ZIP$3,663,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$26,683,000This ZIP$26,683,000

Land area

Land area285.02 sq miThis ZIP285.02 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Other place names in 97834

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

ZIP codes near 97834

ZIPCityDistance
97870 Richland, OR 16.8 mi
97846 Joseph, OR 18.1 mi
97840 Oxbow, OR 18.6 mi
97883 Union, OR 21.6 mi
97857 Lostine, OR 26.8 mi
83610 Cambridge, ID 29.9 mi
97814 Baker City, OR 31.4 mi
97905 Durkee, OR 33.0 mi
97824 Cove, OR 34.0 mi
97828 Enterprise, OR 35.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97834?

97834 is in Halfway, Oregon, in Baker County, part of the Baker City, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0297, -117.2319.

What county is 97834 in?

97834 lies in Baker County.

What area code is 97834?

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

What time zone is 97834 in?

97834 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97834?

About 1,395 people live in ZIP code 97834, in 554 households, at 4.9 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 97834?

$43,889 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97834?

The closest are 97870 (16.8 mi), 97846 (18.1 mi), 97840 (18.6 mi), 97883 (21.6 mi) and 97857 (26.8 mi).

Is 97834 a PO Box ZIP code?

97834 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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