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97839

ZIP 97839 is Lexington, Oregon, in Morrow County; area code 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Morrow
Population
116
Coordinates
45.5734, -119.6069
☼ Live from 97839 — Lexington, OR

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Where 97839 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97839
  • 🔢 Type 97839 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,839 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 1553. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97838 (Hermiston, OR, 25 mi away) and 97840 (Oxbow, OR, 139 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97839 becomes 93879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37998, 39897, 79839, 79938, 83799, 87939, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99783 in Wales, AK, 2,255 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,135 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97839 and you would come out at 45.57°S, 60.39°E — 527 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 175.2 square miles of land, 97839 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 133 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population116This ZIP116
Households63This ZIP63
Housing units72This ZIP72
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$40,568This ZIP$40,568Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$211,400This ZIP$211,400Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$5,055,000This ZIP$5,055,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$14,726,000This ZIP$14,726,000

Land area

Land area175.17 sq miThis ZIP175.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 97839

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ZIP codes near 97839

ZIPCityDistance
97843 Ione, OR 14.1 mi
97818 Boardman, OR 15.5 mi
97836 Heppner, OR 18.6 mi
97826 Echo, OR 19.2 mi
97844 Irrigon, OR 21.7 mi
97838 Hermiston, OR 24.6 mi
99345 Paterson, WA 25.0 mi
97882 Umatilla, OR 26.2 mi
97875 Stanfield, OR 27.7 mi
97861 Mikkalo, OR 30.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97839?

97839 is in Lexington, Oregon, in Morrow County, part of the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5734, -119.6069.

What county is 97839 in?

97839 lies in Morrow County.

What area code is 97839?

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

What time zone is 97839 in?

97839 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97839?

About 116 people live in ZIP code 97839, in 63 households, at 0.7 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 97839?

$40,568 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97839?

The closest are 97843 (14.1 mi), 97818 (15.5 mi), 97836 (18.6 mi), 97826 (19.2 mi) and 97844 (21.7 mi).

Is 97839 a PO Box ZIP code?

97839 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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