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Where 97848 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 97848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 151. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111000111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97846 (Joseph, OR, 126 mi away) and 97850 (La Grande, OR, 81 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97848 becomes 84879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47988, 48879, 48897, 49788, 49878, 49887, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48879 in Saint Johns, MI, 1,734 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
- 🎯1,122 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97848 and you would come out at 44.72°S, 60.42°E — 561 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
- 📏 At 205.9 square miles of land, 97848 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 156 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 217This ZIP217 |
|---|---|
| Households | 100This ZIP100 |
| Housing units | 122This ZIP122 |
| Median age | 64.3This ZIP64.3Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $50,000This ZIP$50,000Oregon$83,011US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $391,700This ZIP$391,700Oregon$477,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.6%This ZIP21.6% |
| Mean commute | 18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min |
| Population density | 1.1 / sq miThis ZIP1.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 205.91 sq miThis ZIP205.91 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Counties 97848 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Grant County | 99.2% |
| Wheeler County | 0.8% |
ZIP codes near 97848
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97864 | Monument, OR | 7.8 mi |
97874 | Spray, OR | 13.4 mi |
97856 | Long Creek, OR | 23.0 mi |
97825 | Dayville, OR | 23.7 mi |
97865 | Mount Vernon, OR | 26.7 mi |
97830 | Fossil, OR | 34.0 mi |
97750 | Mitchell, OR | 35.7 mi |
97845 | John Day, OR | 39.5 mi |
97836 | Heppner, OR | 41.7 mi |
97751 | Paulina, OR | 42.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97848?
97848 is in Kimberly, Oregon, in Grant County. Its published point location is 44.7222, -119.5806.
What county is 97848 in?
97848 spans 2 counties: Grant County and Wheeler County. Most of it falls in Grant 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 97848?
Kimberly uses area codes 541 and 458, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97848 in?
97848 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97848?
About 217 people live in ZIP code 97848, in 100 households, at 1.1 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 97848?
$50,000 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.
What ZIP codes are near 97848?
The closest are 97864 (7.8 mi), 97874 (13.4 mi), 97856 (23 mi), 97825 (23.7 mi) and 97865 (26.7 mi).
Is 97848 a PO Box ZIP code?
97848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “97848 ZIP Code — Kimberly, Oregon (Grant County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/97848
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