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97908

ZIP 97908 is Ironside, Oregon, in Malheur County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Malheur
Metro area
Ontario, OR-ID
Population
30
Coordinates
44.2400, -117.9314
☼ Live from 97908 — Ironside, OR

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Where 97908 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97908
  • 🔢 Type 97908 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOGLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,908 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 41 × 199. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111001110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97907 (Huntington, OR, 32 mi away) and 97909 (Jamieson, OR, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97908 becomes 80979, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09879, 09897, 79098, 79908, 79980, 80997, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09879 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,576 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,036 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97908 and you would come out at 44.24°S, 62.07°E — 522 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 519.1 square miles of land, 97908 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 394 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30This ZIP30
Households16This ZIP16
Housing units33This ZIP33
Median age62.5This ZIP62.5Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median home value$98,100This ZIP$98,100Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Population density0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area519.09 sq miThis ZIP519.09 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

ZIP codes near 97908

ZIPCityDistance
97920 Westfall, OR 15.0 mi
97903 Brogan, OR 16.6 mi
97819 Bridgeport, OR 18.9 mi
97837 Hereford, OR 20.4 mi
97884 Unity, OR 20.7 mi
97911 Juntura, OR 25.9 mi
97909 Jamieson, OR 27.4 mi
97907 Huntington, OR 31.5 mi
97905 Durkee, OR 33.0 mi
97918 Vale, OR 33.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97908?

97908 is in Ironside, Oregon, in Malheur County, part of the Ontario, OR-ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2400, -117.9314.

What county is 97908 in?

97908 lies in Malheur County.

What time zone is 97908 in?

97908 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 97908?

About 30 people live in ZIP code 97908, in 16 households, at 0.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 97908?

The closest are 97920 (15 mi), 97903 (16.6 mi), 97819 (18.9 mi), 97837 (20.4 mi) and 97884 (20.7 mi).

Is 97908 a PO Box ZIP code?

97908 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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