Postal Codes

97055 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97055 covers Sandy, Oregon, with a population of about 20,131 and a median household income of $105,696.

Population
20,131179 per square mile
Median age
39.91.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$105,6961.3× the Oregon median
Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$522,056up 8.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,5731.1× the Oregon median
Degree or higher
26.4%8.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.9%17.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
474

Where 97055 is

Sandy, 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

Population20,131
Median age39.9
Family households75.8%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.6%
White (non-Hispanic)86.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino4.9%
Veterans8.3%
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$105,696
Income per person$44,119
Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k14.5%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k14.7%
$200k or more15.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,850
Mean adjusted gross income$82,913
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.6%
Returns, under $25k22.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.8%
Returns, $200k or more5.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$472,900
Median gross rent$1,573
Rent as a share of household income32.6%
Owner-occupied82.9%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house78.7%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units4.2%
20 or more units3.6%
Mobile home6.5%
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$522,056as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.1%
Typical asking rent$2,184as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$536,584$187,177

$187,177 in 2000 to $522,056 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home11.8%
Drives to work alone81.2%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31%
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 diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30% 8.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.7% 5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments474
People employed3,966
Annual payroll$180,350,000
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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 88.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92.3 out of 100
Community resilience58 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.

Volcanic activity98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche82.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought60Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail28.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.4Very 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$105,696$80,426$78,538
Income per person$44,119$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$472,900$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,573$1,450$1,348
Homeownership82.9%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%5.4%5.2%
Works from home11.8%17%13.5%
Born outside the US4%9.7%13.9%
Median age39.940.138.7
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 stationHEADWORKS PORTLAND WTR B, OR US9.4 km away
Rain in a year79 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January43.8°F / 35.3°F10.26 in rain, 0.7 in snow
February47.2°F / 35.9°F7.95 in rain, 1.2 in snow
March51.9°F / 37.4°F8.5 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April56.9°F / 40.5°F7.34 in rain
May64.1°F / 45.6°F5.72 in rain
June68.9°F / 49.7°F3.96 in rain
July76.6°F / 53.9°F0.95 in rain
August77.6°F / 54.2°F1.2 in rain
September71.7°F / 50.9°F3.42 in rain
October60.1°F / 45.1°F7.37 in rain
November49.1°F / 39.5°F10.62 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December43.1°F / 35.1°F11.67 in rain, 0.6 in snow
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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket64% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Oregon Trail School District 4678.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Estacada School District 10821.8% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97022 Eagle Creek, OR9.3 km away
97023 Estacada, OR13 km away
97009 Boring, OR13.5 km away
97019 Corbett, OR16 km away
97011 Brightwood, OR17.2 km away
97080 Gresham, OR18.9 km away
97089 Damascus, OR18.9 km away
97060 Troutdale, OR20.1 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.

Clackamas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area112.61 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq mi
Population density179 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3790, -122.2230

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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