Portland, OR
Multnomah County · Oregon · United States
Home to 932 people across 0.247 square miles.
At a glance
97204 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 97204 is
| Coordinates | 45.518371, -122.673946 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| County | Multnomah County |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| Land area | 0.247 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Los_Angeles
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Seattle, WA | 145.2 mi |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 535.2 mi |
| Los Angeles, CA | 826.1 mi |
| San Diego, CA | 932.0 mi |
People
Who lives in 97204
932 residents in 441 households, averaging 2.11 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 38.1% of residents, and 91.2% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 441 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.11 |
| Family households | 6.8% |
| Living alone | 91.2% |
| Median age | 37.3 years |
| Households with internet | 87.8% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 97204
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $24,523 |
| Poverty rate | 50.3% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% |
| Labor force participation | 41.2% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 14.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 89.9% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 97204
median rent runs $783 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 94.3% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1943.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $783/mo |
| Median year built | 1943 |
| Housing units | 441 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 441 occupied units
| Owner households | 25 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 416 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 97204 commutes
40.5% of workers walked, and the average one-way trip takes 22.8 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 22.8 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 97204
ZIP code 97204 is assigned to Portland, OR, and falls within Multnomah County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 932 people live inside it.
At 3,773 residents per square mile spread over 0.247 square miles, 97204 reads as a densely built-up area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Portland looks like
The building stock is dominated by larger apartment buildings of twenty units or more, which account for 55.1% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1943, making the housing here largely pre-war. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 37.3 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.11 people, and 6.8% are family households.
Getting to work takes 22.8 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is walked at 40.5% of workers, while 21.4% take public transit, 40.5% walk. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Portland, OR
Portland is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 97204 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.
Local costs are modest — median rent here is $783 a month — and accommodation prices in the area tend to be correspondingly reasonable. For reference, Seattle, WA is about 145.2 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 97204 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 97204 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 97204 offers a compact profile of Portland: 932 residents, 14.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 6.9%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 97204 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Portland may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
Nearby
ZIP codes near 97204
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 97204. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).