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97720 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97720 covers Burns, Oregon, with a population of about 4,456 and a median household income of $43,778.

Population
4,4564 per square mile
Median age
48.710 points above the US average
Median household income
$43,77846% below the Oregon median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$193,045up 31% in five years
Median rent
$70252% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
11.9%23.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.2%2.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
143

Where 97720 is

Burns, 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

Population4,456
Median age48.7
Family households54.8%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.8%
White (non-Hispanic)81.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Veterans6.6%
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$43,778
Income per person$24,812
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance30.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k8.4%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k10.0%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k7.7%
$35–40k6.6%
$40–45k7.0%
$45–50k6.6%
$50–60k8.1%
$60–75k10.6%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k4.6%
$125–150k2.7%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more0.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,810
Mean adjusted gross income$52,552
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k35.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.2%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$170,600
Median gross rent$702
Rent as a share of household income26.3%
Owner-occupied62.2%
Vacant homes14%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house60.5%
Attached house2.1%
2 to 4 units4.8%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units2%
Mobile home23.6%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$193,045as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 146.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$193,045$71,585

$80,036 in 2010 to $193,045 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%
High school diploma or higher91.3%
Works from home13.8%
Drives to work alone67.1%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7%
Health

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

Obesity39.4% 6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.3% 5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13% 2.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 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 screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.1% 8.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments143
People employed1,111
Annual payroll$51,789,000
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 92.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.3 out of 100
Community resilience19.8 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.

Wildfire99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity92.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche64.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind16.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave15.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado4.3Very 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$43,778$80,426$78,538
Income per person$24,812$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate13%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$170,600$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$702$1,450$1,348
Homeownership62.2%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%5.4%5.2%
Works from home13.8%17%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%9.7%13.9%
Median age48.740.138.7
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 stationBURNS MUNI AP, OR US11.7 km away
Rain in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January36.7°F / 16.3°F1.33 in rain
February41.7°F / 20.2°F0.95 in rain
March51.1°F / 26.3°F0.96 in rain
April58.1°F / 29.8°F0.94 in rain
May68.2°F / 37.4°F1.27 in rain
June76.7°F / 42.6°F0.73 in rain
July88.7°F / 48.6°F0.29 in rain
August87.2°F / 45.8°F0.25 in rain
September78.2°F / 37.4°F0.38 in rain
October63.1°F / 28°F0.77 in rain
November47.3°F / 22.1°F1.02 in rain
December36.4°F / 15.5°F1.52 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 supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket16% 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%.

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

Harney County School District 337% of this ZIP code's land area
Harney County Union High School District 1J31.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Harney County School District 430.6% 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 vulnerability70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97738 Hines, OR5.2 km away
97721 Princeton, OR55 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.

Harney County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1167.39 sq mi
Water area58.61 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.5145, -119.0504

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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