Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 97873 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 97873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBLG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,873 = 97 × 1009. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111001010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97870 (Richland, OR, 100 mi away) and 97874 (Spray, OR, 61 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97873 becomes 37879 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tazewell, TN, 1,927 miles away.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37879, 39877, 77389, 77983, 78379, 78739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39877 in Parrott, GA, 2,039 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
- 🎯1,087 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97873 and you would come out at 44.13°S, 61.00°E — 565 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
- 📏 At 106.6 square miles of land, 97873 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 109This ZIP109 |
|---|---|
| Households | 71This ZIP71 |
| Housing units | 105This ZIP105 |
| Median age | 67.8This ZIP67.8Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $39,821This ZIP$39,821Oregon$83,011US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $156,300This ZIP$156,300Oregon$477,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.2%This ZIP19.2% |
| Mean commute | 17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min |
| Population density | 1.0 / sq miThis ZIP1.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5This ZIP5 |
| Annual payroll | $1,051,000This ZIP$1,051,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 106.59 sq miThis ZIP106.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 97873
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 97873
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97820 | Canyon City, OR | 10.0 mi |
97845 | John Day, OR | 20.3 mi |
97865 | Mount Vernon, OR | 24.8 mi |
97869 | Prairie City, OR | 25.8 mi |
97904 | Drewsey, OR | 29.8 mi |
97825 | Dayville, OR | 30.5 mi |
97720 | Burns, OR | 37.7 mi |
97751 | Paulina, OR | 38.9 mi |
97884 | Unity, OR | 44.4 mi |
97856 | Long Creek, OR | 45.2 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 97873 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97873?
97873 is in Seneca, Oregon, in Grant County. Its published point location is 44.1283, -118.9950.
What county is 97873 in?
97873 lies in Grant County.
What area code is 97873?
Seneca uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97873 in?
97873 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 97873?
About 109 people live in ZIP code 97873, in 71 households, at 1.0 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 97873?
$39,821 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.
What ZIP codes are near 97873?
The closest are 97820 (10 mi), 97845 (20.3 mi), 97865 (24.8 mi), 97869 (25.8 mi) and 97904 (29.8 mi).
Is 97873 a PO Box ZIP code?
97873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “97873 ZIP Code — Seneca, Oregon (Grant County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/97873
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/97873.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.