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ZIP Code 97434: Dorena, OR

ZIP code 97434 uses the postal name Dorena, Oregon and lies entirely in Lane County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 890 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $55,500 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: Oregon, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Washington and 7 more
974sectional center: Eugene, OR (SCF 974)
34delivery area within it
Town
Dorena · its only residential ZIP
Metro area
Eugene-Springfield, OR
House district
OR-4 119th Congress
State
Oregon
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
104.2 sq mi · 9 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 97434?

97434 centers on 43.621°, -122.703° and covers 104.2 square miles of land plus 0.8 of water. It borders 1 ZIP code: 97424.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 97434 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 97434, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 97434 compare with the rest of Lane County?

Rank of 97434 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure97434In Lane CountyIn OR
People (ACS 2020-2024)89027th of 38292nd of 428
Median household income$56knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$350knot rankednot ranked

97434's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (890). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 15% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 97434?

The 2020 Census counted 849 people in 97434; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 8.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
890±279 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
849−8.5% since 2010 (928)
Households
330
Median age
49.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 97434?

Of the 890 people the ACS estimates in 97434, 7.1% are under 18 and 30.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (86.4%).

  • Under 187.1%
  • 18 to 6462.8%
  • 65 and older30.1%
Age of the people of 97434 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic86.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic5.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino4.4%
  • Other or two or more3.8%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 97434 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 97434 earn?

Median household income is $55,500 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($45,705 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$55,500±$29,532
Income per person
$24,811
Below the poverty line
37.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
14.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
17.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$55,733330 returns; wages 66% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 97434?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$350,000
Median gross rent
$691
Homes owned by their occupants
80.9%
Housing units
394
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Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 97434; 2021: 209.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 97434 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 97434?

8 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 97434?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 97434, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
97424Cottage Grove18,357$80k19.5 mi
97492Westfir981–15.6 mi (near)
97452Lowell1,703$98k17.6 mi (near)
97463Oakridge3,652$42k17.8 mi (near)
97431Dexter2,366$61k18.5 mi (near)
97438Fall Creek1,311$125k22.3 mi (near)
97426Creswell10,186$90k25.2 mi (near)
97447Idleyld Park610$57k25.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.