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97850

ZIP 97850 is La Grande, Oregon, in Union County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Union
Metro area
La Grande, OR
Population
16,903
Coordinates
45.3089, -118.1560
☼ Live from 97850 — La Grande, OR

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Where 97850 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97850
  • 🔢 Type 97850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,850 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 19 × 103. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97848 (Kimberly, OR, 81 mi away) and 97856 (Long Creek, OR, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97850 becomes 05879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08759, 09875, 58079, 58790, 59078, 59087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09875 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,508 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,062 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97850 and you would come out at 45.31°S, 61.84°E — 481 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 320.2 square miles of land, 97850 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 243 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,903This ZIP16,903
Households7,216This ZIP7,216
Housing units7,720This ZIP7,720
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$63,421This ZIP$63,421Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$298,100This ZIP$298,100Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$969This ZIP$969Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute13.1 minThis ZIP13.1 min
Population density52.8 / sq miThis ZIP52.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments598This ZIP598
Employees6,975This ZIP6,975
Annual payroll$356,335,000This ZIP$356,335,000
Tax returns filed7,730This ZIP7,730
Total adjusted gross income$502,568,000This ZIP$502,568,000

Land area

Land area320.24 sq miThis ZIP320.24 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 97850

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

ZIP codes near 97850

ZIPCityDistance
97841 Imbler, OR 15.2 mi
97876 Summerville, OR 16.0 mi
97867 North Powder, OR 17.8 mi
97824 Cove, OR 19.7 mi
97859 Meacham, OR 20.0 mi
97827 Elgin, OR 25.7 mi
97833 Haines, OR 26.2 mi
97883 Union, OR 27.5 mi
97810 Adams, OR 27.7 mi
97857 Lostine, OR 30.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97850?

97850 is in La Grande, Oregon, in Union County, part of the La Grande, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3089, -118.1560.

What county is 97850 in?

97850 lies in Union County.

What area code is 97850?

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

What time zone is 97850 in?

97850 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97850?

About 16,903 people live in ZIP code 97850, in 7,216 households, at 52.8 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 97850?

$63,421 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97850?

The closest are 97841 (15.2 mi), 97876 (16 mi), 97867 (17.8 mi), 97824 (19.7 mi) and 97859 (20 mi).

Is 97850 a PO Box ZIP code?

97850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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