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Where 97842 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 97842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,842 = 2 × 3 × 23 × 709. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111000110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97841 (Imbler, OR, 56 mi away) and 97843 (Ione, OR, 149 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97842 becomes 24879 — and that is a real ZIP code: Raysal, WV, 1,885 miles away.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27948 in Kill Devil Hills, NC, 2,222 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
- 🎯1,005 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97842 and you would come out at 45.61°S, 63.20°E — 417 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 1,074.8 square miles of land, 97842 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 816 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 116This ZIP116 |
|---|---|
| Households | 85This ZIP85 |
| Housing units | 140This ZIP140 |
| Median age | 62.7This ZIP62.7Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $386,700This ZIP$386,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.3%This ZIP29.3% |
| Population density | 0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 7This ZIP7 |
| Annual payroll | $164,000This ZIP$164,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1,074.83 sq miThis ZIP1,074.83 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.56 sq miThis ZIP2.56 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 97842
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97828 | Enterprise, OR | 17.6 mi |
83542 | Lucile, ID | 23.2 mi |
83522 | Cottonwood, ID | 26.2 mi |
83554 | White Bird, ID | 26.2 mi |
97846 | Joseph, OR | 27.6 mi |
83547 | Pollock, ID | 30.4 mi |
83549 | Riggins, ID | 31.0 mi |
83555 | Winchester, ID | 32.4 mi |
97885 | Wallowa, OR | 34.4 mi |
83531 | Fenn, ID | 35.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97842?
97842 is in Imnaha, Oregon, in Wallowa County. Its published point location is 45.6107, -116.7996.
What county is 97842 in?
97842 lies in Wallowa County.
What area code is 97842?
Imnaha uses area codes 541 and 458, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97842 in?
97842 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97842?
About 116 people live in ZIP code 97842, in 85 households, at 0.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 97842?
The closest are 97828 (17.6 mi), 83542 (23.2 mi), 83522 (26.2 mi), 83554 (26.2 mi) and 97846 (27.6 mi).
Is 97842 a PO Box ZIP code?
97842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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