97386 ZIP Code, Sweet Home, OR

97386 is a ZIP code in Sweet Home, Oregon in Linn County. It covers 126 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 97336, 97345 and 97454. 15,225 people live here in 6,152 households. With about 121 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (73%). Median household income is $64,669, below the Oregon median of $83,011; the median age is 45.3, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents15,225
Households6,152
Median household income$64,669
Income per person$33,109
Median age45.3
Homeowners72.5%
Median home value$331,600
Median rent$1,303
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%
Average commute (minutes)32.4
Households with kids under 1824.5%
Moved in the past year14.4%
Below the poverty line16.6%
Broadband internet89.6%
Speak a non-English language at home2.3%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K4.9%
$10–15K7.2%
$15–25K10.2%
$25–35K4.3%
$35–50K11.5%
$50–75K17.1%
$75–100K15.5%
$100–150K20.4%
$150–200K5.3%
$200K+3.6%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1010.8%
10–199.0%
20–243.2%
25–3416.2%
35–4410.8%
45–5412.5%
55–6414.7%
65–7415.6%
75+7.4%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage42.7%
Owned outright28.2%
Rented26.6%
Vacant2.5%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house67.1%
Townhome3.2%
2–4 units6.4%
5–19 units3.3%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other20.1%

Businesses in 97386

241 business establishments with 1,971 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

97386 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 5,940 residential and 217 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 97386

97386 has 10 USPS carrier routes (6 city (C), 4 rural (R)) with 5,940 residential and 217 business mailboxes. Routes range from 305 homes (R005) to 872 homes (C008); the median route has 606 homes. The Census counted 6,152 households in 97386 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4994
500–7494
750–9992
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 123, 872 homes
  2. Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 30, 673 homes
  3. Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 24, 812 homes
  4. Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 12, 643 homes
  5. Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 8, 574 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 97386

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City64312$40,294———
C002City6371$57,300———
C003City81224$60,691———
C004City67330$57,300———
C006City4847$64,056———
C008City872123$68,910———
R001Rural5748$79,543———
R002Rural4724$79,563———
R003Rural4686$24,247———
R005Rural3052$79,543———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 97386 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 97386, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 97386 in?
97386 is a Sweet Home, OR mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Sweet Home and 2% lies inside Holley; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 97386 in?
97386 is in Linn County.
What is the population of 97386?
About 15,225 people (±872), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 14,611.
What is the median household income in 97386?
$64,669 (±$6,546), compared with $83,011 for Oregon as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 97386?
10 USPS carrier routes with 5,940 residential and 217 business mailboxes (6,157 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 97386?
The closest, measured center to center: 97336 (6.1 mi, Crawfordsville), 97345 (8.2 mi, Cascadia), 97454 (10.8 mi, Marcola), 97327 (11 mi, Brownsville), 97355 (12.8 mi, Lebanon) and 97446 (17.6 mi, Harrisburg).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.