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Listed numerically by zip code
Zip code | Name | Area Code(s)
97001 Antelope
97001 Clarno
97002 Aurora
97002 Butteville
97004 Beavercreek
97005 Beaverton
97005 Progress
97006 Aloha
97006 Beaverton
97006 Hillsboro
97007 Aloha
97007 Beaverton
97007 Hillsboro
97008 Beaverton
97009 Boring
97009 Damascus
97010 Bridal Veil
97011 Brightwood
97013 Barlow
97013 Canby
97014 Cascade Locks
97014 Dodson
97015 Carver
97015 Clackamas
97015 Damascus
97015 Happy Valley
97016 Birkenfeld
97016 Clatskanie
97016 Mist
97016 Westport
97017 Colton
97018 Columbia City
97019 Corbett
97020 Donald
97021 Dufur
97021 Friend
97022 Dover
97022 Eagle Creek
97023 Estacada
97024 Fairview
97024 Interlachen
97024 Wood Village
97026 Gervais
97026 Saint Louis
97027 Gladstone
97028 Government Campound
97028 Timberline Lodge
97028 Timbrline Lodge
97029 Grass Valley
97030 Damascus
97030 Gresham
97031 Hood River
97032 Hubbard
97033 Kent
97034 Lake Grove
97034 Lake Oswego
97034 Oswego
97034 West Linn
97035 Lake Grove
97035 Lake Oswego
97035 Mountain Park
97036 Marylhurst
97037 Maupin
97037 Pine Grove
97038 Liberal
97038 Molalla
97039 Moro
97040 Mosier
97041 Mount Hood
97041 Mount Hood Parkdale
97041 Mount Hood Prkdl
97041 Mount Hood-Parkdale
97041 Parkdale
97042 Mulino
97044 Odell
97045 Oregon City
97045 Redland
97048 Rainier
97049 Rhododendron
97049 Zigzag
97050 Rufus
97051 Saint Helens
97053 Warren
97054 Deer Island
97055 Sandy
97056 Scappoose
97057 Shaniko
97058 Celilo
97058 Rowena
97058 The Dalles
97060 Springdale
97060 Troutdale
97060 Wood Village
97062 Tualatin
97063 Tygh Valley
97063 Wamic
97064 Vernonia
97065 Biggs
97065 Biggs Junction
97065 Wasco
97067 Welches
97067 Wemme
97068 Wankers Corners
97068 West Linn
97068 Willamette
97070 Charbonneau
97070 Wilsonville
97071 Monitor
97071 Woodburn
97075 Beaverton
97076 Beaverton
97077 Beaverton
97077 Tektronix
97080 Damascus
97080 Gresham
97086 Clackamas
97086 Happy Valley
97086 Portland
97089 Boring
97089 Clackamas
97089 Damascus
97089 Gresham
97089 Happy Valley
97101 Amity
97102 Arch Cape
97103 Astoria
97103 Tongue Point
97106 Banks
97107 Bay City
97108 Beaver
97109 Banks
97109 Buxton
97110 Cannon Beach
97111 Carlton
97112 Cloverdale
97113 Cornelius
97114 Dayton
97114 Grand Island
97115 Dundee
97116 Forest Grove
97116 Glenwood
97116 Verboort
97117 Gales Creek
97118 Garibaldi
97119 Gaston
97121 Hammond
97122 Hebo
97123 Cornelius
97123 Hillsboro
97123 Orenco
97123 Scholls
97124 Helvetia
97124 Hillsboro
97124 Orenco
97124 West Union
97125 Banks
97125 Manning
97127 Lafayette
97128 McMinnville
97130 Manzanita
97131 Mohler
97131 Neahkahnie
97131 Nehalem
97132 Newberg
97133 North Plns
97134 Oceanside
97135 Pacific City
97136 Brighton
97136 Manhattan Beach
97136 Rockaway
97136 Rockaway Bch
97136 Rockaway Beach
97136 Twin Rocks
97137 Saint Paul
97138 Elsie
97138 Gearhart
97138 Jewell
97138 Seaside
97140 Sherwood
97141 Cape Meares
97141 Lees Camp
97141 Tillamook
97143 Netarts
97143 Netarts Bay
97144 Timber
97145 Tolovana Park
97146 Warrenton
97147 Wheeler
97148 Yamhill
97149 Neskowin
97201 Portland
97202 Portland
97203 Portland
97204 Portland
97205 Portland
97206 Portland
97207 Portland
97208 Portland
97209 Portland
97210 Portland
97211 Portland
97212 Portland
97213 Portland
97214 Portland
97215 Portland
97216 Portland
97217 Portland
97218 Portland
97219 Portland
97220 Maywood Park
97220 Parkrose
97220 Portland
97221 Portland
97222 Milwaukie
97222 Oak Grove
97222 Portland
97223 Portland
97223 Tigard
97224 Durham
97224 King City
97224 Portland
97224 Tigard
97225 Portland
97225 West Slope
97227 Portland
97228 Portland
97229 Cedar Mill
97229 Forest Heights
97229 Portland
97229 Rock Creek
97230 Parkrose
97230 Portland
97231 Burlington
97231 Portland
97232 Portland
97233 Portland
97233 Rockwood
97236 Portland
97238 Portland
97239 Portland
97240 Portland
97242 Portland
97256 Pacific Power
97256 Pacificorp
97256 Portland
97258 Portland
97266 Portland
97267 Jennings Lodge
97267 Johnson City
97267 Milwaukie
97267 Oak Grove
97267 Oak Lodge
97267 Portland
97268 Oak Grove
97268 Portland
97269 Milwaukie
97269 Portland
97280 Portland
97281 Portland
97281 Tigard
97282 Portland
97283 Portland
97286 Portland
97290 Portland
97291 Cedar Mill
97291 Portland
97292 Portland
97293 Portland
97294 Portland
97296 Portland
97298 Portland
97299 Portland
97301 Salem
97302 Salem
97303 Keizer
97303 Salem
97304 Salem
97305 Brooks
97305 Salem
97306 Salem
97307 Keizer
97307 Salem
97308 Salem
97309 Salem
97310 Salem
97310 State Government
97311 Dept Employment
97311 Salem
97312 Salem
97312 State Accident Ins
97314 Dept Motor Vehicle
97314 Salem
97317 Salem
97321 Albany
97322 Albany
97324 Alsea
97325 Aumsville
97325 West Stayton
97326 Blodgett
97327 Brownsville
97329 Cascadia
97330 Adair Village
97330 Corvallis
97331 Corvallis
97331 Oregon State University
97333 Corvallis
97335 Crabtree
97336 Crawfordsville
97336 Crawfordsvlle
97338 Dallas
97339 Corvallis
97341 Depoe Bay
97342 Detroit
97343 Eddyville
97344 Falls City
97345 Foster
97346 Gates
97347 Grand Ronde
97348 Halsey
97350 Idanha
97351 Independence
97352 Jefferson
97355 Lebanon
97357 Logsden
97358 Lyons
97360 Mill City
97361 Monmouth
97362 Mount Angel
97364 Neotsu
97365 Agate Beach
97365 Newport
97366 Newport
97366 South Beach
97367 Kernville
97367 Lincoln City
97367 Rose Lodge
97368 Otis
97369 Otter Rock
97370 Philomath
97371 Rickreall
97373 Saint Benedict
97374 Scio
97375 Scotts Mills
97376 Seal Rock
97377 Shedd
97378 Sheridan
97380 Siletz
97381 Silverton
97383 Stayton
97384 Mehama
97385 Sublimity
97386 Sweet Home
97388 Gleneden Bch
97388 Gleneden Beach
97389 Tangent
97390 Tidewater
97391 Toledo
97392 Marion
97392 Turner
97394 Waldport
97396 Willamina
97401 Crow
97401 Eugene
97402 Eugene
97403 Emu U of Or
97403 Eugene
97404 Eugene
97404 Santa Clara
97405 Eugene
97405 Pleasant Hill
97406 Agness
97407 Allegany
97408 Coburg
97408 Eugene
97409 Alvadore
97410 Azalea
97411 Bandon
97412 Blachly
97412 Eugene
97412 Triangle Lake
97413 Blue River
97413 Ckenzie Bridge
97413 Mc Kenzie Brg
97413 McKenzie Bridge
97414 Broadbent
97415 Brookings
97415 Harbor
97416 Camas Valley
97417 Canyonville
97419 Cheshire
97420 Charleston
97420 Coos Bay
97420 Coos Head Naval Facility
97420 Eastside
97423 Coquille
97424 Cottage Grove
97424 Curtin
97424 Saginaw
97424 Walden
97425 Cascade Summit
97425 Crescent Lake
97426 Creswell
97426 Walker
97427 Culp Creek
97429 Days Creek
97430 Deadwood
97430 Greenleaf
97431 Dexter
97432 Dillard
97434 Dorena
97435 Drain
97436 Elkton
97437 Elmira
97438 Fall Creek
97438 Jasper
97439 Dunes City
97439 Florence
97440 Eugene
97441 Gardiner
97442 Glendale
97443 Glide
97444 Gold Beach
97444 Pistol River
97446 Harrisburg
97447 Idleyld Park
97448 Junction City
97449 Lakeside
97450 Langlois
97451 Lorane
97451 Rogue Elk
97452 Lowell
97453 Mapleton
97454 Marcola
97455 Eugene
97455 P Hill
97455 Pleasant Hill
97456 Alpine
97456 Monroe
97457 Myrtle Creek
97458 Myrtle Point
97458 Norway
97458 Remote
97459 North Bend
97461 Noti
97462 Oakland
97463 Oakridge
97464 Ophir
97465 Port Orford
97466 Powers
97467 Reedsport
97467 Win Bay
97467 Winchester Bay
97467 Winchestr Bay
97469 Riddle
97470 Roseburg
97470 Rsbg
97471 Roseburg
97473 Greenacres
97473 Murphys Camp
97473 Scottsburg
97476 Sixes
97477 Spfd
97477 Spfld
97477 Springfield
97478 Springfield
97479 Sutherlin
97480 Swisshome
97481 Tenmile
97482 Springfield
97482 Thurston
97484 Tiller
97486 Umpqua
97487 Vaughn
97487 Veneta
97488 Finn Rock
97488 Vida
97489 Leaburg
97489 Walterville
97490 Walton
97491 Wedderburn
97492 Westfir
97493 Westlake
97494 Wilbur
97495 Winchester
97496 Camas Valley
97496 Camas Vly CPO
97496 Winston
97497 Sunnyvalley
97497 Wolf Creek
97498 Yachats
97499 Yoncalla
97501 Medford
97502 Central Point
97502 Medford
97503 Medford
97503 White City
97504 Medford
97520 Ashland
97522 Butte Falls
97523 Cave Junction
97523 Kerby
97524 Eagle Point
97525 Gold Hill
97526 Grants Pass
97526 Hugo
97527 Grants Pass
97528 Grants Pass
97530 Applegate
97530 Jacksonville
97531 Cave Junction
97531 Kerby
97532 Galice
97532 Merlin
97533 Murphy
97534 O Brien
97535 Phoenix
97536 Prospect
97537 Rogue River
97538 Selma
97539 Shady Cove
97540 Talent
97541 Trail
97543 Grants Pass
97543 Wilderville
97544 Williams
97601 Kfalls
97601 Kingsley Field
97601 Klamath Falls
97601 OreTech
97601 Worden
97602 Klamath Falls
97603 Klamath Falls
97604 Crater Lake
97620 Adel
97621 Beatty
97622 Bly
97623 Bonanza
97624 Chiloquin
97625 Dairy
97625 Klamath Falls
97626 Fort Klamath
97627 Keno
97630 Lakeview
97632 Malin
97633 Merrill
97634 Midland
97635 New Pine Creek
97635 New Pine Crk
97636 Paisley
97637 Plush
97638 Silver Lake
97639 Chiloquin
97639 Sprague River
97640 Summer Lake
97641 Christmas Valley
97701 Bend
97702 Bend
97707 Bend
97707 Sunriver
97708 Bend
97709 Bend
97710 Burns
97710 Fields
97711 Ashwood
97712 Brothers
97720 Burns
97720 Lawen
97721 Princeton
97722 Diamond
97730 Camp Sherman
97731 Chemult
97731 Diamond Lake
97732 Crane
97733 Crescent
97733 Crescent Lake
97734 Culver
97735 Fort Rock
97736 Frenchglen
97737 Gilchrist
97738 Hines
97739 East Lake
97739 La Pine
97741 Madras
97741 Metolius
97750 Mitchell
97751 Paulina
97752 Post
97753 Powell Butte
97754 Prineville
97756 Eagle Crest
97756 Redmond
97758 Riley
97759 Black Butte Ranch
97759 Blk Btte Rnch
97759 Sisters
97759 Tollgate
97760 Crkd Rvr Rnch
97760 Crooked River
97760 Crooked River Ranch
97760 Terrebonne
97761 Kah Nee Ta
97761 Kahneeta
97761 Warm Springs
97801 Cayuse
97801 Pendleton
97810 Adams
97812 Arlington
97813 Athena
97814 Baker
97814 Baker City
97814 Keating
97814 Medical Springs
97817 Bates
97818 Boardman
97819 Bridgeport
97819 John Day
97820 Canyon City
97823 Condon
97824 Cove
97825 Dayville
97826 Echo
97827 Elgin
97828 Enterprise
97830 Fossil
97830 Kinzua
97830 Mayville
97833 Haines
97834 Halfway
97835 Helix
97836 Heppner
97837 Hereford
97838 Hermiston
97839 Lexington
97840 Oxbow
97841 Imbler
97842 Imnaha
97843 Ione
97844 Irrigon
97845 John Day
97846 Joseph
97848 Kimberly
97850 Island City
97850 La Grande
97856 Fox
97856 Long Creek
97856 Ritter
97857 Lostine
97859 Meacham
97861 Arlington
97861 Mikkalo
97862 Milton Freewater
97862 Milton-Freewater
97864 Monument
97865 Mount Vernon
97867 North Powder
97868 Pilot Rock
97869 Prairie City
97870 Richland
97873 Seneca
97874 Spray
97875 Stanfield
97876 Summerville
97877 Granite
97877 Sumpter
97880 Dale
97880 Ukiah
97882 McNary
97882 Umatilla
97883 Union
97884 Unity
97885 Wallowa
97886 Weston
97901 Adrian
97902 Arock
97903 Brogan
97904 Drewsey
97905 Durkee
97905 Weatherby
97906 Harper
97907 Huntington
97907 Lime
97907 Rye Valley
97908 Ironside
97908 Vale
97909 Jamieson
97910 Burns Junction
97910 Danner
97910 Jordan Valley
97910 Rome
97911 Beulah
97911 Jonesboro
97911 Juntura
97913 Arcadia
97913 Nyssa
97913 Owyhee Corners
97914 Cairo
97914 Claude
97914 Ontario
97917 Riverside
97918 Vale
97918 Willowcreek
97920 Westfall
Why is zip code data on an environmental science site?
In 2002 I was working on a project that correlated pollution and income for zip codes across the United States. Visitors told me the data files were very useful so I left them on the site and now update the postal information on a periodic basis even though the focus of the site is conservation.
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