97917
ZIP 97917 is Riverside, Oregon, in Malheur County; area code 541; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- County
- Malheur
- Metro area
- Ontario, OR-ID
- Population
- 50
- Coordinates
- 43.5495, -118.1235
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Where 97917 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 97917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGLG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 97,917 = 3 × 127 × 257. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111001111101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97914 (Ontario, OR, 65 mi away) and 97918 (Vale, OR, 46 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 97917 becomes 71979, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17979, 19977, 77991, 79719, 79917, 91977, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19977 in Smyrna, DE, 2,201 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
- 🎯1,038 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97917 and you would come out at 43.55°S, 61.88°E — 564 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
- 📏 At 179.4 square miles of land, 97917 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 136 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 50This ZIP50 |
|---|---|
| Households | 15This ZIP15 |
| Housing units | 23This ZIP23 |
| Median age | 30.8This ZIP30.8Oregon40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $130,625This ZIP$130,625Oregon$83,011US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.8%This ZIP10.8% |
| Mean commute | 6.4 minThis ZIP6.4 min |
| Population density | 0.3 / sq miThis ZIP0.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 179.36 sq miThis ZIP179.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 97917
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97732 | Crane, OR | 11.0 mi |
97906 | Harper, OR | 16.7 mi |
97911 | Juntura, OR | 22.8 mi |
97904 | Drewsey, OR | 30.1 mi |
97720 | Burns, OR | 38.8 mi |
97920 | Westfall, OR | 40.2 mi |
97913 | Nyssa, OR | 42.7 mi |
97918 | Vale, OR | 46.4 mi |
97722 | Diamond, OR | 48.2 mi |
97908 | Ironside, OR | 48.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 97917?
97917 is in Riverside, Oregon, in Malheur County, part of the Ontario, OR-ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5495, -118.1235.
What county is 97917 in?
97917 lies in Malheur County.
What area code is 97917?
Riverside uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 97917 in?
97917 uses America/Boise.
How many people live in 97917?
About 50 people live in ZIP code 97917, in 15 households, at 0.3 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 97917?
$130,625 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.
What ZIP codes are near 97917?
The closest are 97732 (11 mi), 97906 (16.7 mi), 97911 (22.8 mi), 97904 (30.1 mi) and 97720 (38.8 mi).
Is 97917 a PO Box ZIP code?
97917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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