Postal Codes

97883 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97883 covers Union, Oregon, with a population of about 2,634 and a median household income of $57,198.

Population
2,6348 per square mile
Median age
41.32.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,19829% below the Oregon median
Poverty rate
20.6%8.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$305,232up 36.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,04928% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
14.8%20.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.5%2.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
41

Where 97883 is

Union, 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

Population2,634
Median age41.3
Family households66.8%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)87.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans8.5%
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$57,198
Income per person$30,084
Poverty rate20.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.4%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k7.7%
$50–60k11.6%
$60–75k21.0%
$75–100k8.2%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,100
Mean adjusted gross income$64,140
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$225,100
Median gross rent$1,049
Owner-occupied67.5%
Vacant homes9.5%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house72.5%
Attached house5.4%
2 to 4 units9%
5 to 19 units1.6%
Mobile home11.6%
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$305,232as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 109.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$305,232$121,350

$138,784 in 2009 to $305,232 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone76.4%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.1% 11 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.6% 4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37% 6.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.4% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.4% 6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments41
People employed156
Annual payroll$7,440,000
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 73.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss67.2 out of 100
Community resilience27.9 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.

Wildfire96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche79.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.6Very 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$57,198$80,426$78,538
Income per person$30,084$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate20.6%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$225,100$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,049$1,450$1,348
Homeownership67.5%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%5.4%5.2%
Works from home4.9%17%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%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 stationUNION, OR US0.9 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 25.4°F1.19 in rain, 5.3 in snow
February44.5°F / 27°F0.93 in rain, 2.9 in snow
March52.5°F / 30.7°F1.26 in rain, 1.2 in snow
April58.9°F / 34.4°F1.68 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May67.5°F / 41.4°F2.47 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June74.4°F / 46.6°F1.69 in rain
July85.8°F / 50.9°F0.48 in rain
August86.9°F / 50°F0.46 in rain
September77.1°F / 42.6°F0.7 in rain
October62.7°F / 34.4°F1.15 in rain
November47.9°F / 30.5°F1.53 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December39°F / 25.1°F1.22 in rain, 4.9 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%.

Union School District 599.1% 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability10.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97824 Cove, OR13.5 km away
97867 North Powder, OR19.9 km away
97850 La Grande, OR23.1 km away
97841 Imbler, OR29.8 km away
97876 Summerville, OR36.6 km away
97833 Haines, OR37.3 km away
97827 Elgin, OR43.8 km away
97857 Lostine, OR46 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.

Union County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area318.38 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.2019, -117.8536

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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