ZIP Code 97058 — The Dalles city, OR Demographics & Data

ZIP code 97058 covers The Dalles, OR in Wasco County with a population of about 20,540.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.3 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 458, 541; U.S. House district OR-2; the PORTLAND, OR media market.

Median household income in ZIP 97058 is about $62,257 — about 17% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 11.9%; unemployment rate near 9.2%; 20.7% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 13.0 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Food services; about 5.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 9.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $332,500 — about 4% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $871 (about 25% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 63.9% (about 1.5 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 97058 in The Dalles, OR, a household would need roughly $92,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,136. That is about 48% above the local median household income ($62,257), so the median earner would likely stretch or need a larger down payment. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for The Dalles city, OR as Relatively Low (composite score 67.8), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (98.1) and flood (59.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for The Dalles city, OR show little to no average snow and around 14.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1,043 for ZIP 97058 (The Dalles city, OR) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.