| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 458 / 541 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:48 PM |
| Population: | 12,230 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 41049 |
| CBSA: | Hermiston-Pendleton, OR |
| Land Area: | 1,919 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 17 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.5995, -119.6556 |
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12,230 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,919 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,076 to 12,230 from 2014 to 2024 — a +10.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 97843 (Ione, $104,435 median) and poorest ZIP 97839 (Lexington, $40,568) are 9.3 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $211,400 in 97839 (Lexington) to $275,700 in 97818 (Boardman).
Density varies 87× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 97839 (Lexington) to 76 in 97844 (Irrigon).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.4% bachelor's+ in 97818 (Boardman) to 17.3% in 97843 (Ione) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oregon, this is the #29 most populous of 38 counties and ranks #19 for median household income with the #7 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,979 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
9.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (773 of 7,790 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 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.