Residential delivery area · Oregon
ZIP Code 97638: Silver Lake, OR
ZIP code 97638 uses the postal name Silver Lake, Oregon and lies entirely in Lake County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 370 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $52,303 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Silver Lake (a census-designated place); more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Silver Lake · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lake County
- Census places
- Silver Lake census-designated place
- House district
- OR-2 119th Congress
- State
- Oregon
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Land area
- 390.7 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 97638?
97638 centers on 43.150°, -121.020° and covers 390.7 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 97735, 97641, 97640.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 97638, 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 97638 compare with the rest of Lake County?
| Measure | 97638 | In Lake County | In OR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 373 | 4th of 10 | 346th of 428 |
| Median household income | $52k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
97638's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (373). 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 4% 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 97638?
The 2020 Census counted 454 people in 97638; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 373. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 373±141 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 454
- Households
- 181
- Median age
- 58.2
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 97638?
Of the 373 people the ACS estimates in 97638, 6.2% are under 18 and 18.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (89.8%).
- Under 186.2%
- 18 to 6475.6%
- 65 and older18.2%
- White, not Hispanic89.8%
- Hispanic or Latino9.1%
- Other or two or more1.1%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 97638 earn?
Median household income is $52,303 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $52,303±$16,187
- Income per person
- $33,724
- Below the poverty line
- 5.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 7.2%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $53,000210 returns; wages 51% 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 97638?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 74.6%
- Housing units
- 201
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 97638?
9 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 fewer than 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 97638?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97735 | Fort Rock | 175 | – | 16.7 mi |
| 97641 | Christmas Valley | 1,319 | $33k | 26.4 mi |
| 97640 | Summer Lake | 159 | $64k | 26.9 mi |
| 97636 | Paisley | 406 | $58k | 40.7 mi (near) |
| 97731 | Chemult | 117 | $148k | 42.3 mi (near) |
| 97739 | La Pine | 13,183 | $59k | 43.1 mi (near) |
| 97737 | Gilchrist | 557 | $108k | 44.4 mi (near) |
| 97621 | Beatty | 257 | $24k | 46.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.