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97838

ZIP 97838 is Hermiston, Oregon, mostly in Umatilla County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Umatilla +1 more
Population
28,512
Coordinates
45.8510, -119.2878
☼ Live from 97838 — Hermiston, OR

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Where 97838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97838
  • 🔢 Type 97838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,838 = 2 × 13 × 53 × 71. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97837 (Hereford, OR, 110 mi away) and 97839 (Lexington, OR, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97838 becomes 83879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38879, 78389, 78839, 78938, 79838, 97388, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38879 in Verona, MS, 1,792 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% 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 97838 and you would come out at 45.85°S, 60.71°E — 504 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 202.5 square miles of land, 97838 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 154 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,512This ZIP28,512
Households9,894This ZIP9,894
Housing units10,574This ZIP10,574
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$69,599This ZIP$69,599Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$306,500This ZIP$306,500Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,107This ZIP$1,107Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density140.8 / sq miThis ZIP140.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments659This ZIP659
Employees10,898This ZIP10,898
Annual payroll$582,605,000This ZIP$582,605,000
Tax returns filed12,000This ZIP12,000
Total adjusted gross income$796,534,000This ZIP$796,534,000

Land area

Land area202.50 sq miThis ZIP202.50 sq mi
Water area10.91 sq miThis ZIP10.91 sq mi

Counties 97838 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Umatilla County 74.1%
Morrow County 25.9%

Other place names in 97838

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ZIP codes near 97838

ZIPCityDistance
97882 Umatilla, OR 4.9 mi
97875 Stanfield, OR 7.1 mi
99346 Plymouth, WA 12.4 mi
97844 Irrigon, OR 12.8 mi
97826 Echo, OR 13.2 mi
99337 Kennewick, WA 16.6 mi
99345 Paterson, WA 18.6 mi
99338 Kennewick, WA 22.3 mi
99363 Wallula, WA 23.6 mi
97818 Boardman, OR 24.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97838?

97838 is in Hermiston, Oregon, in Umatilla County, part of the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8510, -119.2878.

What county is 97838 in?

97838 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 97838?

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

What time zone is 97838 in?

97838 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97838?

About 28,512 people live in ZIP code 97838, in 9,894 households, at 140.8 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 97838?

$69,599 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97838?

The closest are 97882 (4.9 mi), 97875 (7.1 mi), 99346 (12.4 mi), 97844 (12.8 mi) and 97826 (13.2 mi).

Is 97838 a PO Box ZIP code?

97838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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