ZIP Code 97817

97817 is one of Oregon's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Bates, Grant County.

City: Bates
County: Grant County
State: Oregon
Prefix: 978xx

Where this code sits

97817 is part of the 978xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Bates.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 97817 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 97817

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 97817.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 97869	18 mi	Prairie City, OR
ZIP code 97877	22 mi	Sumpter, OR
ZIP code 97856	22 mi	Long Creek, OR
ZIP code 97845	26 mi	John Day, OR
ZIP code 97820	27 mi	Canyon City, OR
ZIP code 97880	28 mi	Ukiah, OR
ZIP code 97884	29 mi	Unity, OR
ZIP code 97865	31 mi	Mount Vernon, OR

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 97817, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 97817. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.