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97496 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97496 covers Winston, Oregon, with a population of about 7,557 and a median household income of $55,776.

Population
7,55786 per square mile
Median age
49.610.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,77631% below the Oregon median
Poverty rate
18.6%6.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$321,784up 19.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,02929% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
12.9%22.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.3%10.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
96

Where 97496 is

Winston, 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

Population7,557
Median age49.6
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)79.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino12.1%
Veterans14.5%
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$55,776
Income per person$27,323
Poverty rate18.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k8.4%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k9.3%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k14.6%
$75–100k16.8%
$100–125k5.3%
$125–150k1.8%
$150–200k5.3%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,310
Mean adjusted gross income$51,744
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.5%
Returns, under $25k32.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.9%
Returns, $200k or more1.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$236,700
Median gross rent$1,029
Rent as a share of household income27.9%
Owner-occupied75.3%
Vacant homes10.4%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house62.6%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units7.8%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home22.8%
Boat, RV or van1.6%
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$321,784as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 106%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$323,331$92,579

$92,579 in 2000 to $321,784 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%
High school diploma or higher87.5%
Works from home14.4%
Drives to work alone72%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

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

Obesity40.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41% 6.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.3% 7.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 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 asthma13.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.9% 5.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.3% 9.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.9% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments96
People employed805
Annual payroll$25,604,000
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 97.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95 out of 100
Community resilience34.9 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.

River flooding98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche78.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail35.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought2.7Very 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$55,776$80,426$78,538
Income per person$27,323$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate18.6%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$236,700$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,029$1,450$1,348
Homeownership75.3%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate5%5.4%5.2%
Works from home14.4%17%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%9.7%13.9%
Median age49.640.138.7
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 stationROSEBURG KQEN, OR US13.2 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January50.6°F / 36.4°F5.28 in rain
February55.1°F / 36.8°F3.51 in rain
March60.3°F / 38.3°F3.79 in rain
April65.2°F / 41.5°F3.06 in rain
May73.1°F / 47.1°F2.05 in rain
June79.1°F / 51.9°F0.98 in rain
July88.1°F / 56.6°F0.32 in rain
August88.5°F / 55.7°F0.3 in rain
September82.7°F / 50.4°F0.88 in rain
October69.1°F / 44.3°F2.47 in rain
November56.2°F / 40.6°F4.79 in rain
December49.2°F / 36.6°F6.29 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 supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Winston-Dillard School District 11699.9% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97432 Dillard, OR1.5 km away
97481 Tenmile, OR7.9 km away
97471 Roseburg, OR15.2 km away
97457 Myrtle Creek, OR15.5 km away
97469 Riddle, OR19.3 km away
97416 Camas Valley, OR19.7 km away
97470 Roseburg, OR21.2 km away
97495 Winchester, OR22.8 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.

Douglas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area88.06 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density86 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1049, -123.4325

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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