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97835

ZIP 97835 is Helix, Oregon, in Umatilla County; area code 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Umatilla
Population
608
Coordinates
45.8992, -118.7719
☼ Live from 97835 — Helix, OR

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Where 97835 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97835
  • 🔢 Type 97835 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,835 = 5 × 17 × 1151. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97834 (Halfway, OR, 96 mi away) and 97836 (Heppner, OR, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97835 becomes 53879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 35987, 38579, 38759, 38957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 35987 in Steele, AL, 1,895 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,101 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97835 and you would come out at 45.90°S, 61.23°E — 481 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
  • 📏 At 155.4 square miles of land, 97835 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 118 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population608This ZIP608
Households291This ZIP291
Housing units332This ZIP332
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$132,292This ZIP$132,292Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$232,600This ZIP$232,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$809This ZIP$809Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density3.9 / sq miThis ZIP3.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees5This ZIP5
Annual payroll$283,000This ZIP$283,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$13,056,000This ZIP$13,056,000

Land area

Land area155.41 sq miThis ZIP155.41 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 97835

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ZIP codes near 97835

ZIPCityDistance
99363 Wallula, WA 11.5 mi
97813 Athena, OR 12.2 mi
99360 Touchet, WA 14.1 mi
97801 Pendleton, OR 16.0 mi
99337 Kennewick, WA 18.9 mi
97875 Stanfield, OR 19.0 mi
99323 Burbank, WA 20.6 mi
99324 College Place, WA 21.1 mi
97862 Milton Freewater, OR 22.0 mi
97810 Adams, OR 23.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97835?

97835 is in Helix, Oregon, in Umatilla County, part of the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8992, -118.7719.

What county is 97835 in?

97835 lies in Umatilla County.

What area code is 97835?

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

What time zone is 97835 in?

97835 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97835?

About 608 people live in ZIP code 97835, in 291 households, at 3.9 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 97835?

$132,292 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97835?

The closest are 99363 (11.5 mi), 97813 (12.2 mi), 99360 (14.1 mi), 97801 (16 mi) and 99337 (18.9 mi).

Is 97835 a PO Box ZIP code?

97835 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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