Fossil, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97830
Wheeler County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 748
- 1/sq mi
- $54,583
- Median income
- $250,000
- Median home value
- 19.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Fossil pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 20th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 43%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97830 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97830 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Fossil, Wheeler County, Oregon, home to just 748 residents across 1496.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97830 reports a modest median household income of $54,583 (30% below the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $42,884. The poverty rate is 11.3%, with unemployment at 3.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $250,000 (42% below the average Oregon ZIP), and median rent is $725; owner occupancy is 80.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 53.3, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Oregon and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 97830.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 97830, Fossil, OR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
748
Population
1496.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97830?
53.3
Median Age
45.3%
Male
54.8%
Female
1.8%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$54,583
Median Household Income
-30% vs state ZIP avg
$42,884
Per Capita Income
11.3%
Poverty Rate
3.2%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
437housing units
437
Total Housing Units
375
Occupied Units
62
Vacant Units
2.13
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$250,000
Median Home Value
-42% vs state ZIP avg
$725
Median Rent
1972
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 18 business establishments in ZIP 97830, employing approximately 122 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,087,000.
18
Businesses
122
Employees
$5.1M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 22.2% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 16.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 97830, both outside OR so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.