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97870

ZIP 97870 is Richland, Oregon, in Baker County; area code 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Baker
Metro area
Baker City, OR
Population
585
Coordinates
44.7880, -117.1866
☼ Live from 97870 — Richland, OR

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Where 97870 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 97870
  • 🔢 Type 97870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,870 = 2 × 5 × 9787. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111001001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97869 (Prairie City, OR, 76 mi away) and 97873 (Seneca, OR, 100 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97870 becomes 07879 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tranquility, NJ, 2,139 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07879, 07978, 09877, 70789, 70879, 77089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09877 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,530 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,008 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97870 and you would come out at 44.79°S, 62.81°E — 469 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 47m.
  • 📏 At 96.3 square miles of land, 97870 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population585This ZIP585
Households291This ZIP291
Housing units368This ZIP368
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$57,159This ZIP$57,159Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$209,600This ZIP$209,600Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$633This ZIP$633Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute13.9 minThis ZIP13.9 min
Population density6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees89This ZIP89
Annual payroll$3,886,000This ZIP$3,886,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$12,321,000This ZIP$12,321,000

Land area

Land area96.33 sq miThis ZIP96.33 sq mi
Water area2.72 sq miThis ZIP2.72 sq mi

Other place names in 97870

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

ZIP codes near 97870

ZIPCityDistance
97840 Oxbow, OR 12.9 mi
97834 Halfway, OR 16.8 mi
97905 Durkee, OR 19.8 mi
83610 Cambridge, ID 20.5 mi
97907 Huntington, OR 26.6 mi
97814 Baker City, OR 29.3 mi
83672 Weiser, ID 30.7 mi
83612 Council, ID 32.3 mi
97883 Union, OR 32.7 mi
97846 Joseph, OR 34.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97870?

97870 is in Richland, Oregon, in Baker County, part of the Baker City, OR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7880, -117.1866.

What county is 97870 in?

97870 lies in Baker County.

What area code is 97870?

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

What time zone is 97870 in?

97870 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97870?

About 585 people live in ZIP code 97870, in 291 households, at 6.1 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 97870?

$57,159 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97870?

The closest are 97840 (12.9 mi), 97834 (16.8 mi), 97905 (19.8 mi), 83610 (20.5 mi) and 97907 (26.6 mi).

Is 97870 a PO Box ZIP code?

97870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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