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97844

ZIP 97844 is Irrigon, Oregon, in Morrow County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Morrow
Population
3,701
Coordinates
45.8841, -119.5488
☼ Live from 97844 — Irrigon, OR

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Where 97844 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97844
  • 🔢 Type 97844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,844 = 2 × 2 × 61 × 401. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97843 (Ione, OR, 31 mi away) and 97845 (John Day, OR, 106 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97844 becomes 44879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47849, 47948, 47984, 48749, 49748, 49784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48749 in Omer, MI, 1,733 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97844 and you would come out at 45.88°S, 60.45°E — 514 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 33.0 square miles of land, 97844 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,701This ZIP3,701
Households1,368This ZIP1,368
Housing units1,422This ZIP1,422
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$76,090This ZIP$76,090Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$232,400This ZIP$232,400Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$880This ZIP$880Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%This ZIP9.5%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density112.2 / sq miThis ZIP112.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees138This ZIP138
Annual payroll$6,013,000This ZIP$6,013,000
Tax returns filed1,660This ZIP1,660
Total adjusted gross income$98,304,000This ZIP$98,304,000

Land area

Land area32.98 sq miThis ZIP32.98 sq mi
Water area7.64 sq miThis ZIP7.64 sq mi

Other place names in 97844

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

ZIP codes near 97844

ZIPCityDistance
99345 Paterson, WA 6.1 mi
97882 Umatilla, OR 9.7 mi
97838 Hermiston, OR 12.8 mi
97818 Boardman, OR 13.7 mi
99346 Plymouth, WA 15.5 mi
97875 Stanfield, OR 19.8 mi
99350 Prosser, WA 20.0 mi
97826 Echo, OR 21.5 mi
97839 Lexington, OR 21.7 mi
99338 Kennewick, WA 24.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97844?

97844 is in Irrigon, Oregon, in Morrow County, part of the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8841, -119.5488.

What county is 97844 in?

97844 lies in Morrow County.

What area code is 97844?

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

What time zone is 97844 in?

97844 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97844?

About 3,701 people live in ZIP code 97844, in 1,368 households, at 112.2 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 97844?

$76,090 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97844?

The closest are 99345 (6.1 mi), 97882 (9.7 mi), 97838 (12.8 mi), 97818 (13.7 mi) and 99346 (15.5 mi).

Is 97844 a PO Box ZIP code?

97844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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