| City: | Portland, Oregon |
| County: | Multnomah County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:46:17 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 503 / 971 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 45.5239, -122.6751 |
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The facility maintains 51 PO Boxes serving 36 businesses. While the ZIP code itself has no residential population or land area, it operates within the broader downtown Portland area (enclosed by ZIP 97204). The address database shows 37 delivery records on SW 5th Avenue and references to the United States Postal Service and Central Station buildings. Two city carrier routes serve the facility despite its P-classification, reflecting its role as an operational postal center rather than a traditional delivery zone.
The single street entry reflects this ZIP's nature as a dedicated postal facility rather than a delivery area. The SW 5th Avenue address places it in Portland's numbered downtown grid, a central business district location ideal for serving urban businesses needing PO Box services.
ZIP Code 97240 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 4 people with an annual payroll of $232,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,797Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $54,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $232,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 4Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 97240 is located in Multnomah County, Oregon, within the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 38900) and Oregon's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,510,529 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 97240. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 38900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,510,529Source: Census |
| MSA: | Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3007 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4159000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Portland city; OregonSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 97240 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.