Residential delivery area · Oregon
ZIP Code 97840: Oxbow, OR
ZIP code 97840 uses the postal name Oxbow, Oregon and lies entirely in Baker County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 110 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $85,469 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Oxbow · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Baker County
- Micro area
- Baker City, OR
- House district
- OR-2 119th Congress
- State
- Oregon
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 122.9 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 97840?
97840 centers on 44.856°, -116.941° and covers 122.9 square miles of land plus 4.2 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 83610, 97870, 97834, 83612, 97846, 97842.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 97840, 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 97840 compare with the rest of Baker County?
| Measure | 97840 | In Baker County | In OR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 107 | 9th of 13 | 395th of 428 |
| Median household income | $86k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
97840's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (107). 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 97840?
The 2020 Census counted 128 people in 97840; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 107. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 30.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 107±79 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 128+30.6% since 2010 (98)
- Households
- 53
- Median age
- 37.2
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 97840?
Of the 107 people the ACS estimates in 97840, 25.2% are under 18 and 5.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1825.2%
- 18 to 6469.2%
- 65 and older5.6%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 97840 earn?
Median household income is $85,469 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($156,953 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $85,469±$40,423
- Income per person
- $45,989
- Below the poverty line
- 0.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 28.1%
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 97840?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- $420
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 11.3%
- Housing units
- 94
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 97840?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83610 | Cambridge, ID | 992 | $66k | 11.3 mi |
| 97870 | Richland | 585 | $57k | 12.9 mi |
| 97834 | Halfway | 1,395 | $44k | 18.6 mi |
| 83612 | Council, ID | 2,085 | $55k | 19.9 mi |
| 97846 | Joseph | 2,067 | $72k | 30.3 mi |
| 97842 | Imnaha | 116 | – | 52.6 mi |
| 83643 | Mesa, ID | 166 | $65k | 28.5 mi (near) |
| 97905 | Durkee | 63 | – | 32.0 mi (near) |
| 83672 | Weiser, ID | 9,176 | $51k | 33.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.