| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 458 / 541 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:48 PM |
| Population: | 1,938 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 41055 |
| Land Area: | 836 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.4577, -120.6949 |
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1,938 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 836 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,790 to 1,938 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 97039 (Moro, $93,056 median) and poorest ZIP 97050 (Rufus, $39,306) are 19.4 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $123,100 in 97029 (Grass Valley) to $265,300 in 97039 (Moro).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.0% bachelor's+ in 97039 (Moro) to 21.1% in 97029 (Grass Valley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oregon, this is the #35 most populous of 38 counties and ranks #29 for median household income with the #17 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,793 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (216 of 1,347 reporting).
3 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.