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97918

ZIP 97918 is Vale, Oregon, in Malheur County; area codes 541 and 458; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Boise
County
Malheur
Metro area
Ontario, OR-ID
Population
4,567
Coordinates
43.9626, -117.3897
☼ Live from 97918 — Vale, OR

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Where 97918 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 97918
  • 🔢 Type 97918 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIGLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,918 = 2 × 173 × 283. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111001111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97917 (Riverside, OR, 46 mi away) and 97920 (Westfall, OR, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97918 becomes 81979, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18979, 19897, 71998, 79189, 79918, 87199, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19897 in Wilmington, DE, 2,152 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,006 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97918 and you would come out at 43.96°S, 62.61°E — 518 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 584.8 square miles of land, 97918 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 444 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,567This ZIP4,567
Households1,655This ZIP1,655
Housing units1,871This ZIP1,871
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$63,342This ZIP$63,342Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$298,100This ZIP$298,100Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density7.8 / sq miThis ZIP7.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees534This ZIP534
Annual payroll$23,867,000This ZIP$23,867,000
Tax returns filed1,840This ZIP1,840
Total adjusted gross income$110,898,000This ZIP$110,898,000

Land area

Land area584.80 sq miThis ZIP584.80 sq mi
Water area1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi

Other place names in 97918

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ZIP codes near 97918

ZIPCityDistance
97909 Jamieson, OR 17.2 mi
97914 Ontario, OR 18.5 mi
97920 Westfall, OR 19.3 mi
97913 Nyssa, OR 23.4 mi
97903 Brogan, OR 23.7 mi
83619 Fruitland, ID 23.8 mi
83660 Parma, ID 25.5 mi
97901 Adrian, OR 29.6 mi
83655 New Plymouth, ID 29.9 mi
97907 Huntington, OR 31.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97918?

97918 is in Vale, Oregon, in Malheur County, part of the Ontario, OR-ID micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9626, -117.3897.

What county is 97918 in?

97918 lies in Malheur County.

What area code is 97918?

Vale uses area codes 541 and 458, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97918 in?

97918 uses America/Boise.

How many people live in 97918?

About 4,567 people live in ZIP code 97918, in 1,655 households, at 7.8 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 97918?

$63,342 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97918?

The closest are 97909 (17.2 mi), 97914 (18.5 mi), 97920 (19.3 mi), 97913 (23.4 mi) and 97903 (23.7 mi).

Is 97918 a PO Box ZIP code?

97918 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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