| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 458 / 541 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:27 PM |
| Population: | 16,917 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 41001 |
| CBSA: | Baker City, OR |
| Land Area: | 3,532 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 22 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.7192, -117.6664 |
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16,917 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 3,532 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,978 to 16,917 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.9% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 97840 (Oxbow, $85,469 median) and poorest ZIP 97877 (Sumpter, $25,662) are 78.2 miles apart — a 3.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $145,800 in 97907 (Huntington) to $416,700 in 97884 (Unity).
Density varies 33× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 97884 (Unity) to 11 in 97814 (Baker City).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.9% bachelor's+ in 97907 (Huntington) to 28.5% in 97870 (Richland) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oregon, this is the #28 most populous of 38 counties and ranks #36 for median household income with the #24 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,726 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,304 of 12,686 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.3× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97814 | Baker City | Standard | 12,590 | $64,852 | 1,127.8 | 2.6% |
| 97834 | Halfway | Standard | 1,395 | $43,889 | 363.2 | 58.0% |
| 97833 | Haines | Standard | 863 | $83,750 | 85.7 | -20.6% |
| 97907 | Huntington | Standard | 821 | $36,688 | 405.9 | 97.4% |
| 97870 | Richland | Standard | 585 | $57,159 | 157.4 | 44.4% |
| 97877 | Sumpter | Standard | 314 | $25,662 | 574.7 | 30.8% |
| 97840 | Oxbow | Standard | 107 | $85,469 | 49.5 | -36.3% |
| 97884 | Unity | Standard | 84 | $45,694 | 245.4 | -48.5% |
| 97837 | Hereford | Standard | 78 | — | 211.2 | -8.2% |
| 97905 | Durkee | PO Box | 63 | — | 211.6 | -73.3% |
| 97819 | Bridgeport | Standard | 17 | $55,000 | 99.2 | -37.0% |