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97865

ZIP 97865 is Mount Vernon, Oregon, in Grant County; area code 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Grant
Metro area
none
Population
921
Coordinates
44.4615, -119.1800
☼ Live from 97865 — Mount Vernon, OR

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Where 97865 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97865
  • 🔢 Type 97865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,865 = 5 × 23 × 23 × 37. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97864 (Monument, OR, 28 mi away) and 97867 (North Powder, OR, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97865 becomes 56879, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58769, 59867, 65789, 65897, 67859, 68759, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96857 in Schofield Barracks, HI, 2,717 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,099 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97865 and you would come out at 44.46°S, 60.82°E — 557 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 357.8 square miles of land, 97865 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 272 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population921This ZIP921
Households437This ZIP437
Housing units484This ZIP484
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$59,247This ZIP$59,247Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$185,600This ZIP$185,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$771This ZIP$771Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute44.3 minThis ZIP44.3 min
Population density2.6 / sq miThis ZIP2.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees81This ZIP81
Annual payroll$4,465,000This ZIP$4,465,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$24,404,000This ZIP$24,404,000

Land area

Land area357.79 sq miThis ZIP357.79 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 97865

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

ZIP codes near 97865

ZIPCityDistance
97845 John Day, OR 14.0 mi
97825 Dayville, OR 16.5 mi
97820 Canyon City, OR 22.0 mi
97856 Long Creek, OR 22.0 mi
97873 Seneca, OR 24.8 mi
97848 Kimberly, OR 26.7 mi
97869 Prairie City, OR 27.3 mi
97864 Monument, OR 27.7 mi
97817 Bates, OR 33.7 mi
97751 Paulina, OR 37.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97865?

97865 is in Mount Vernon, Oregon, in Grant County. Its published point location is 44.4615, -119.1800.

What county is 97865 in?

97865 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 97865?

Mount Vernon uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97865 in?

97865 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97865?

About 921 people live in ZIP code 97865, in 437 households, at 2.6 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 97865?

$59,247 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97865?

The closest are 97845 (14 mi), 97825 (16.5 mi), 97820 (22 mi), 97856 (22 mi) and 97873 (24.8 mi).

Is 97865 a PO Box ZIP code?

97865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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