Portland Zip Codes
We have complied a list of Portland zip codes for your convenience, each with a link to relevant and useful information for that neighborhood. We are constantly updating this list, if you have anything you would like to contribute, please feel free to contact us!
| Neighborhood | Zip Codes | Additional Info |
| Alameda | 97212 | Alameda neighborhood guide |
| Arbor Lodge | 97217 | |
| Ardenwald | 97222 | |
| Argay | 97230 | |
| Arlington Heights | 97201 | Arlington Heights neighborhood guide |
| Arnold Creek | 97219 | |
| Ash Creek | 97219 | |
| Beaumont Wilshire | 97212 | |
| Boise | 97227 | Boise neighborhood guide |
| Brentwood Darlington | 97206 | |
| Bridgeton | 97217 | |
| Bridlemile | 97221 | |
| Brooklyn | 97202 | Brooklyn neighborhood guide |
| Buckman | 97214 | Buckman neighborhood guide |
| Centennial | 97233 | |
| Center | 97213 | |
| Collins View | 97219 | |
| Concordia | 97211 | Concordia neighborhood guide |
| Corbett | 97201 | |
| Creston, Kenilworth | 97202 | |
| Crestwood | 97219 | |
| Cully | 97218 | Cully neighborhood guide |
| Downtown Portland | 97205 | Downtown neighborhood guide |
| East Columbia | 97211 | |
| Eastmoreland | 97202 | Eastmoreland neighborhood guide |
| Eliot | 97212 | |
| Far Southwest | 97219 | |
| Forest Heights | 97229 | Forest Heights neighborhood guide |
| Foster, Powell | 97206 | |
| Cathedral Park | 97203 | |
| Glenfair | 97230 | |
| Goose Hollow | 97204 | Goose Hollow neighborhood guide |
| Grant Park | 97212 | Grant Park neighborhood guide |
| Hayden Island | 97217 | |
| Hayhurst | 97221 | |
| Hazelwood | 97216 | |
| Healy Heights | 97239 | |
| Hillsdale | 97201 | |
| Hillside | 97210 | |
| Hollywood | 97212 | Hollywood neighborhood guide |
| Homestead | 97239 | |
| Humboldt | 97217 | Humboldt neighborhood guide |
| Irvington | 97212 | Irvington neighborhood guide |
| Kenton | 97217 | Kenton neighborhood guide |
| Kerns | 97232 | |
| King | 97211 | |
| Laurelhurst | 97232 | Laurelhurst neighborhood guide |
| Lents | 97266 | |
| Linnton | 97210 | |
| Lloyd District | 97232 | |
| Madison South | 97220 | |
| Maplewood | 97219 | |
| Markham | 97219 | |
| Marshal Park | 97219 | |
| Mill Park | 97216 | |
| Montavilla | 97213 | Montavilla neighborhood guide |
| Mt Scott | 97206 | |
| Mt Tabor | 97215 | Mt. Tabor neighborhood guide |
| Multnomah | 97219 | Multnomah neighborhood guide |
| Nob Hill | 97209 | Nob Hill neighborhood guide |
| Northwest | 97210 | |
| Northwest Heights | 97229 | |
| Northwest Industrial | 97210 | |
| Old Town | 97209 | |
| Overlook | 97227 | |
| Parkrose Heights | 97220 | |
| Parkrose | 97220 | |
| Pearl District | 97209 | Pearl District neighborhood guide |
| Piedmont | 97217 | Piedmont neighborhood guide |
| Pleasant Valley | 97236 | |
| Portsmouth | 97203 | |
| Powellhurst | 97236 | |
| Reed | 97202 | |
| Richmond | 97214 | |
| Rose City Park | 97213 | |
| Roseway | 97213 | |
| Russell | 97230 | |
| Sabin | 97212 | |
| Sellwood | 97202 | Sellwood neighborhood guide |
| South Burlingame | 97219 | |
| South Tabor | 97206 | |
| Southwest Hills | 97201 | |
| St. Johns | 97203 | St. John’s neighborhood guide |
| Sullivans Gulch | 97232 | |
| Sumner | 97220 | |
| Sunnyside | 97214 | |
| Sylvan Highlands | 97221 | |
| University Park | 97203 | |
| Vernon | 97211 | |
| West Portland Park | 97219 | |
| Wilkes | 97230 | |
| Woodland Park | 97220 | |
| Woodlawn | 97211 | |
| Woodstock | 97206 | Woodstock neighborhood guide |
A Brief History of Zip Codes
A zip code (also known also as postal code, post code, or postcode) is a series of letters and/or digits that are tacked on to the end a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ZIP is actually an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan In 1941, Germany became the first country to introduce a zip code system. The United Kingdom followed in 1959 and then the United States in 1963. Some countries still don’t have national postal code systems, like Ireland, Hong Kong, Panama and Vietnam.
The US system utilizes 5 digit numeric ZIP codes. Since 1983 the US Postal Service has adopted an extended version called “ZIP+4″, which adds a hyphen and 4 extra digits after the first ZIP code. This was implemented in order to identify a smaller area or single large entity.
Zip Code Use in Popular Culture
One of the most famous examples of zip codes being used in popular culture is the wildly popular 90’s American TV show Beverly Hills 90210. Here, as in many hip hop and rap references, it is meant to signify a social status. In 1964 Smokey the Bear was given his own zip code (20252) due to the fact that he he received such an overwhelming amount of fan mail. Another interesting zip code fact involves the comic strip “Peanuts,” which briefly incorporated a character named 5, whose last name (95472) is actually a ZIP code in Sebastopol, CA.
