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97048 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97048 covers Rainier, Oregon, with a population of about 7,096 and a median household income of $74,453.

Population
7,09673 per square mile
Median age
48.29.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,4537% below the Oregon median
Poverty rate
15.8%3.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$425,135up 10.8% in five years
Median rent
$88239% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
15.5%19.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.2%8.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
106

Where 97048 is

Rainier, Oregon — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population7,096
Median age48.2
Family households70.5%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.1%
White (non-Hispanic)83.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Veterans10.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$74,453
Income per person$35,823
Poverty rate15.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.4%
$10–15k6.0%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k16.7%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k10.1%
$200k or more6.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,930
Mean adjusted gross income$70,676
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k24.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$364,300
Median gross rent$882
Owner-occupied73.2%
Vacant homes9.4%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house63.5%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units7%
5 to 19 units1.3%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home23.3%
Boat, RV or van3.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$425,135as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$429,983$128,720

$128,720 in 2000 to $425,135 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%
High school diploma or higher92.4%
Works from home13.3%
Drives to work alone69.2%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.4% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60% 1.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.2% 1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18% 4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments106
People employed1,117
Annual payroll$58,608,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 73.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.6 out of 100
Community resilience54 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide97Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave93Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity91Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche1.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oregon and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOregonUnited States
Median household income$74,453$80,426$78,538
Income per person$35,823$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate15.8%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$364,300$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$882$1,450$1,348
Homeownership73.2%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%5.4%5.2%
Works from home13.3%17%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%9.7%13.9%
Median age48.240.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLONGVIEW, WA US10.3 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January47.7°F / 35.1°F6.53 in rain
February52°F / 34.7°F4.81 in rain
March56.9°F / 37.5°F4.91 in rain
April62.1°F / 40.4°F4.08 in rain
May68.8°F / 45.3°F3.11 in rain
June72.9°F / 49.5°F2.03 in rain
July79.3°F / 53.4°F0.63 in rain
August80.4°F / 53.3°F0.97 in rain
September75.7°F / 49.6°F2.29 in rain
October64°F / 44.1°F4.38 in rain
November53°F / 38.6°F7.24 in rain
December46.6°F / 34.8°F7.14 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rainier School District 1396.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Vernonia School District 47J1.9% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Helens School District 5021.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

98609 Carrolls, WA7.9 km away
98632 Longview, WA9.7 km away
98626 Kelso, WA11.2 km away
98625 Kalama, WA13 km away
97054 Deer Island, OR15.3 km away
97016 Clatskanie, OR18.4 km away
97018 Columbia City, OR22.6 km away
98611 Castle Rock, WA24.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Columbia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area97.84 sq mi
Water area7.03 sq mi
Population density73 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.0646, -122.9671

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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