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97836

ZIP 97836 is Heppner, Oregon, in Morrow County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Morrow
Population
1,998
Coordinates
45.3212, -119.4746
☼ Live from 97836 — Heppner, OR

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Where 97836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97836
  • 🔢 Type 97836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,836 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 31 × 263. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97835 (Helix, OR, 52 mi away) and 97837 (Hereford, OR, 89 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97836 becomes 63879 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wardell, MO, 1,658 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36879, 37869, 38679, 38769, 38967, 39867, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96378 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,125 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97836 and you would come out at 45.32°S, 60.53°E — 532 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 945.4 square miles of land, 97836 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 718 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,998This ZIP1,998
Households777This ZIP777
Housing units1,065This ZIP1,065
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$88,591This ZIP$88,591Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$222,600This ZIP$222,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute13.6 minThis ZIP13.6 min
Population density2.1 / sq miThis ZIP2.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees674This ZIP674
Annual payroll$37,660,000This ZIP$37,660,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$67,805,000This ZIP$67,805,000

Land area

Land area945.44 sq miThis ZIP945.44 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 97836

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

ZIP codes near 97836

ZIPCityDistance
97839 Lexington, OR 18.6 mi
97843 Ione, OR 23.4 mi
97826 Echo, OR 26.5 mi
97868 Pilot Rock, OR 30.8 mi
97880 Ukiah, OR 33.0 mi
97818 Boardman, OR 33.9 mi
97823 Condon, OR 35.4 mi
97864 Monument, OR 35.7 mi
97861 Mikkalo, OR 36.4 mi
97875 Stanfield, OR 37.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97836?

97836 is in Heppner, Oregon, in Morrow County, part of the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3212, -119.4746.

What county is 97836 in?

97836 lies in Morrow County.

What area code is 97836?

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

What time zone is 97836 in?

97836 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97836?

About 1,998 people live in ZIP code 97836, in 777 households, at 2.1 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 97836?

$88,591 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97836?

The closest are 97839 (18.6 mi), 97843 (23.4 mi), 97826 (26.5 mi), 97868 (30.8 mi) and 97880 (33 mi).

Is 97836 a PO Box ZIP code?

97836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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