Postal Codes

97103 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97103 covers Astoria, Oregon, with a population of about 17,738 and a median household income of $75,080.

Population
17,738109 per square mile
Median age
41.32.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,0807% below the Oregon median
Poverty rate
13.1%0.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$486,410up 15% in five years
Median rent
$1,15620% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
24.7%10.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.1%2.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
615

Where 97103 is

Astoria, 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

Population17,738
Median age41.3
Family households59.8%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.9%
White (non-Hispanic)77.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Veterans11.1%
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$75,080
Income per person$38,091
Poverty rate13.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k17.2%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more6.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,640
Mean adjusted gross income$72,649
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k27.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$437,900
Median gross rent$1,156
Rent as a share of household income30.7%
Owner-occupied62.1%
Vacant homes9.8%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house69.9%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units13.1%
5 to 19 units3.1%
20 or more units7.1%
Mobile home3.7%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$486,410as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.8%
Typical asking rent$1,644as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$501,165$170,099

$170,099 in 2004 to $486,410 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home10.8%
Drives to work alone75%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.3%
Health

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

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.4% 4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments615
People employed5,348
Annual payroll$251,049,000
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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 95.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss93.9 out of 100
Community resilience65.4 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.

Coastal flooding99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity92Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami60.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail20.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche7.8Very 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$75,080$80,426$78,538
Income per person$38,091$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate13.1%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$437,900$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,156$1,450$1,348
Homeownership62.1%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate3%5.4%5.2%
Works from home10.8%17%13.5%
Born outside the US4%9.7%13.9%
Median age41.340.138.7
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 stationASTORIA RGNL AP, OR US6.5 km away
Rain in a year70 in

Average high and low by month

January49.4°F / 38.1°F10.59 in rain
February50.9°F / 37.4°F7.18 in rain
March53°F / 39°F7.9 in rain
April55.9°F / 41.5°F5.8 in rain
May60.5°F / 46.3°F3.4 in rain
June64°F / 50.6°F2.3 in rain
July67.4°F / 53.9°F0.83 in rain
August68.7°F / 53.9°F1.12 in rain
September67.6°F / 50.5°F2.67 in rain
October60.7°F / 44.9°F6.74 in rain
November53.6°F / 40.2°F11.05 in rain
December48.7°F / 37.6°F10.68 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Astoria School District 170.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Knappa School District 429% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97146 Warrenton, OR9.9 km away
97121 Hammond, OR12.8 km away
98614 Chinook, WA17.3 km away
98643 Rosburg, WA20 km away
97138 Seaside, OR20.5 km away
98638 Naselle, WA21.9 km away
98624 Ilwaco, WA25 km away
98644 Seaview, WA27.2 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.

Clatsop County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area163.32 sq mi
Water area11.77 sq mi
Population density109 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.1558, -123.7980

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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