| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 458 / 541 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:28 PM |
| Population: | 23,389 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 41015 |
| CBSA: | Brookings, OR |
| Land Area: | 1,544 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.5818, -124.3076 |
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23,389 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,544 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 22,341 to 23,389 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.7% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 97415 (Brookings, $69,152 median) and poorest ZIP 97476 (Sixes, $42,045) are 53.4 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $299,200 in 97476 (Sixes) to $402,700 in 97444 (Gold Beach).
Density varies 36× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 97406 (Agness) to 31 in 97415 (Brookings).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.2% bachelor's+ in 97406 (Agness) to 32.0% in 97465 (Port Orford) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oregon, this is the #27 most populous of 38 counties and ranks #33 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,550 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,234 of 19,195 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97415 | Brookings | Standard | 14,586 | $69,152 | 473.7 | 6.2% |
| 97444 | Gold Beach | Standard | 5,416 | $64,920 | 282.3 | 1.6% |
| 97465 | Port Orford | Standard | 1,811 | $43,777 | 188.1 | -27.4% |
| 97450 | Langlois | Standard | 845 | $63,487 | 85.0 | 41.3% |
| 97406 | Agness | Standard | 393 | — | 458.8 | 614.5% |
| 97476 | Sixes | Standard | 338 | $42,045 | 55.8 | 172.6% |
| 97464 | Ophir | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 97491 | Wedderburn | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |