PlainZIP

Pendleton, OR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pendleton, OR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,521. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PENDLETON-OR · Pendleton, OR 1 ZIPs · 21,521 pop · #12537/25278 · Umatilla County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,639
  • RANK-MID #12537/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hermiston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,521
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $293,000

Nearest income peer: Hermiston, OR ( $2,040 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Pendleton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pendleton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pendleton, OR sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,521
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,639
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 97801 (21,521 residents). Household income $71,639 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.7%) for this income tier, rent $937 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Oregon, Joseph is the closest lower-income city and Gold Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pendleton.

Population concentration

Pendleton's single ZIP 97801 carries the town

Pendleton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 97801 is the entire residential footprint (21,521 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Pendleton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 555 establishments, 8,367 employees , annual payroll $422,080k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 97801 (555 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (80) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Pendleton, OR

These ZIP codes sit in Umatilla County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pendleton. See the Umatilla County roll-up →

Pendleton lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Umatilla County: Pilot Rock, Athena and Weston earn more and Hermiston, Milton Freewater and Umatilla earn less. Helix marks the far end of that range at $132,292, 85% above Pendleton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
97801 21,521 $71,639 555 17
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Pendleton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Pendleton, .