97840
ZIP 97840 is Oxbow, Oregon, in Baker County; area code 541; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Baker
- Metro area
- Baker City, OR
- Population
- 107
- Coordinates
- 44.8561, -116.9412
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Where 97840 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 97840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1223. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111000110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97839 (Lexington, OR, 139 mi away) and 97841 (Imbler, OR, 64 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97840 becomes 04879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,522 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
- 🎯997 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97840 and you would come out at 44.86°S, 63.06°E — 458 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
- 📏 At 122.9 square miles of land, 97840 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 107This ZIP107 |
|---|---|
| Households | 53This ZIP53 |
| Housing units | 94This ZIP94 |
| Median age | 37.2This ZIP37.2Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $85,469This ZIP$85,469Oregon$83,011US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $420This ZIP$420Oregon$1,525US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.1%This ZIP28.1% |
| Mean commute | 29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min |
| Population density | 0.9 / sq miThis ZIP0.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 122.92 sq miThis ZIP122.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 4.18 sq miThis ZIP4.18 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 97840
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
83610 | Cambridge, ID | 11.3 mi |
97870 | Richland, OR | 12.9 mi |
97834 | Halfway, OR | 18.6 mi |
83612 | Council, ID | 19.9 mi |
83643 | Mesa, ID | 28.5 mi |
97846 | Joseph, OR | 30.3 mi |
97905 | Durkee, OR | 32.0 mi |
83672 | Weiser, ID | 33.3 mi |
83632 | Indian Valley, ID | 34.7 mi |
97907 | Huntington, OR | 36.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97840?
97840 is in Oxbow, Oregon, in Baker County, part of the Baker City, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8561, -116.9412.
What county is 97840 in?
97840 lies in Baker County.
What area code is 97840?
Oxbow uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97840 in?
97840 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97840?
About 107 people live in ZIP code 97840, in 53 households, at 0.9 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 97840?
$85,469 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.
What ZIP codes are near 97840?
The closest are 83610 (11.3 mi), 97870 (12.9 mi), 97834 (18.6 mi), 83612 (19.9 mi) and 83643 (28.5 mi).
Is 97840 a PO Box ZIP code?
97840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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