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97862

ZIP 97862 is Milton Freewater, Oregon, in Umatilla County; area codes 541 and 458; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Umatilla
Population
12,313
Coordinates
45.9221, -118.3161
☼ Live from 97862 — Milton Freewater, OR

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Where 97862 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97862
  • 🔢 Type 97862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,862 = 2 × 167 × 293. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111001000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97861 (Mikkalo, OR, 97 mi away) and 97864 (Monument, OR, 95 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97862 becomes 26879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27698, 27869, 27896, 27968, 27986, 28679, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96278 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,081 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97862 and you would come out at 45.92°S, 61.68°E — 462 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
  • 📏 At 292.9 square miles of land, 97862 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 222 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,313This ZIP12,313
Households4,556This ZIP4,556
Housing units5,219This ZIP5,219
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$54,786This ZIP$54,786Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$274,900This ZIP$274,900Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$902This ZIP$902Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density42.0 / sq miThis ZIP42.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments210This ZIP210
Employees1,492This ZIP1,492
Annual payroll$58,252,000This ZIP$58,252,000
Tax returns filed4,570This ZIP4,570
Total adjusted gross income$256,907,000This ZIP$256,907,000

Land area

Land area292.91 sq miThis ZIP292.91 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 97862

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ZIP codes near 97862

ZIPCityDistance
97886 Weston, OR 8.5 mi
99324 College Place, WA 9.0 mi
97813 Athena, OR 11.3 mi
99362 Walla Walla, WA 12.4 mi
99329 Dixie, WA 17.1 mi
97810 Adams, OR 17.7 mi
99360 Touchet, WA 20.5 mi
97835 Helix, OR 22.0 mi
99361 Waitsburg, WA 23.3 mi
97859 Meacham, OR 28.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97862?

97862 is in Milton Freewater, Oregon, in Umatilla County, part of the Hermiston-Pendleton, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.9221, -118.3161.

What county is 97862 in?

97862 lies in Umatilla County.

What area code is 97862?

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

What time zone is 97862 in?

97862 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97862?

About 12,313 people live in ZIP code 97862, in 4,556 households, at 42.0 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 97862?

$54,786 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97862?

The closest are 97886 (8.5 mi), 99324 (9 mi), 97813 (11.3 mi), 99362 (12.4 mi) and 99329 (17.1 mi).

Is 97862 a PO Box ZIP code?

97862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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