| City: | Portland, Oregon |
| Names to Avoid: | Pacific Power, Pacificorp |
| County: | Multnomah County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:46:24 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 503 / 971 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 45.5239, -122.6751 |
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PacifiCorp operates under dedicated ZIP code 97256 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Pacific Power & Light was formed in 1910 from the merger of several financially troubled utilities in Oregon and Washington. The company reorganized as a holding company in 1984, and today PacifiCorp serves 800,000 customers in 243 communities across Oregon, Washington, and California through its Pacific Power brand. This postal designation has served the utility for over two decades.
Headquartered in Portland's Pearl District, PacifiCorp operates as a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which acquired the company for $5.1 billion in 2006. The utility maintains 66,900 miles of distribution lines and 17,500 miles of transmission lines, more than any single entity in the West. Postal records show 1 delivery code. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial designation. Portland is the valid mailing city for utility correspondence.
ZIP Code 97256 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 97256 is located in Multnomah County, Oregon, within the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 38900) and Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,510,529 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 97256. 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: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1074.46 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 97256 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.