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97820 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97820 covers Canyon City, Oregon, with a population of about 1,417 and a median household income of $85,455.

Population
1,4174 per square mile
Median age
45.87.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$85,4551.1× the Oregon median
Poverty rate
3.7%8.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$318,894up 32.8% in five years
Median rent
$83243% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
20.5%14.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.2%24.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 97820 is

Canyon City, 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

Population1,417
Median age45.8
Family households75.5%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)85.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino9.1%
Veterans16.5%
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$85,455
Income per person$36,177
Poverty rate3.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k6.4%
$30–35k6.4%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k6.2%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k13.5%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k11.1%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed490
Mean adjusted gross income$62,947
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$217,800
Median gross rent$832
Owner-occupied89.2%
Vacant homes11.4%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house84.5%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units3.5%
Mobile home10%
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$318,894as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201820222026$318,894$184,301

$184,301 in 2018 to $318,894 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%
High school diploma or higher95.6%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone75%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.5%
Health

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

Obesity33.3% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.6% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.6% 9.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 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 screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 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 establishments20
People employed67
Annual payroll$2,554,000
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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 71.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68 out of 100
Community resilience24.8 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.

Lightning98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity79.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought72.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche64.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.8Very 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$85,455$80,426$78,538
Income per person$36,177$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate3.7%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$217,800$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$832$1,450$1,348
Homeownership89.2%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate9.2%5.4%5.2%
Works from home10.4%17%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%9.7%13.9%
Median age45.840.138.7
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 stationJOHN DAY, OR US3.7 km away
Rain in a year12 in
Snow in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January40.3°F / 21.2°F1.09 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February44.8°F / 22.6°F0.6 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March51.5°F / 26.4°F1.14 in rain, 1.2 in snow
April57.3°F / 30.3°F1.49 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May66.4°F / 37.1°F1.83 in rain
June74.5°F / 42.7°F1.3 in rain
July86.2°F / 47.8°F0.43 in rain
August85.8°F / 46.1°F0.5 in rain
September76.7°F / 39.1°F0.52 in rain
October62.2°F / 31.1°F1.04 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November47.5°F / 25.6°F1.19 in rain, 1 in snow
December39°F / 20.8°F1.14 in rain, 2 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

John Day School District 3100% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97845 John Day, OR2.8 km away
97865 Mount Vernon, OR13.5 km away
97869 Prairie City, OR21.3 km away
97873 Seneca, OR28.6 km away
97856 Long Creek, OR42.2 km away
97817 Bates, OR43 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.

Grant County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area362.75 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.3911, -118.9465

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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