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97420 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97420 covers Coos Bay, Oregon, with a population of about 27,579 and a median household income of $61,624.

Population
27,579101 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,62423% below the Oregon median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$330,480up 11.5% in five years
Median rent
$98232% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
19.3%15.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.4%2.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
713

Where 97420 is

Coos Bay, 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

Population27,579
Median age44.5
Family households58.3%
Born outside the US5.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.8%
White (non-Hispanic)81%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino9.9%
Veterans11.4%
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$61,624
Income per person$33,802
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k5.8%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k10.8%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k5.8%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,790
Mean adjusted gross income$61,504
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$282,300
Median gross rent$982
Rent as a share of household income28.6%
Owner-occupied67.4%
Vacant homes8.2%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house62.1%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units9.1%
5 to 19 units6.5%
20 or more units3.3%
Mobile home17.4%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$330,480as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81%
Typical asking rent$1,603as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$340,464$137,921

$172,268 in 2008 to $330,480 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%
High school diploma or higher88.7%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone75%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.4%
Health

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

Obesity33.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.8% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84% 1.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.6% 3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.7% 4.7 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 establishments713
People employed10,325
Annual payroll$477,741,000
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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 93.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92 out of 100
Community resilience37.4 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 flooding97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami62.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather33.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought10.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2Very 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$61,624$80,426$78,538
Income per person$33,802$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate13%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$282,300$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$982$1,450$1,348
Homeownership67.4%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%5.4%5.2%
Works from home8.7%17%13.5%
Born outside the US5.1%9.7%13.9%
Median age44.540.138.7
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 stationCOQUILLE CITY, OR US3.1 km away
Rain in a year55 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January54.7°F / 37.1°F8.72 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February56.5°F / 37.3°F6.61 in rain
March57.9°F / 38.6°F7.06 in rain
April60.4°F / 40.7°F5.01 in rain
May64.6°F / 44.9°F2.73 in rain
June68.3°F / 48.4°F1.44 in rain
July72.2°F / 51.5°F0.34 in rain
August73.6°F / 51.4°F0.37 in rain
September73°F / 47.7°F1.26 in rain
October67°F / 43.2°F3.65 in rain
November58.8°F / 39.8°F7.66 in rain
December53.6°F / 36.4°F10.01 in rain, 0.1 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket13% 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.

Coos Bay School District 991.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Coquille School District 86.4% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97423 Coquille, OR3 km away
97458 Myrtle Point, OR17.6 km away
97411 Bandon, OR21.2 km away
97459 North Bend, OR24.2 km away
97414 Broadbent, OR26.4 km away
97407 Allegany, OR27 km away
97466 Powers, OR38.7 km away
97450 Langlois, OR38.7 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.

Coos County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area273.94 sq mi
Water area11.71 sq mi
Population density101 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2151, -124.1984

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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