| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 458 / 541 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:29 PM |
| Population: | 26,205 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 41061 |
| CBSA: | La Grande, OR |
| Land Area: | 1,669 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.3683, -117.9583 |
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26,205 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,669 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 25,834 to 26,205 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.4% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 97876 (Summerville, $119,531 median) and poorest ZIP 97827 (Elgin, $60,766) are 9.8 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $152,000 in 97867 (North Powder) to $435,600 in 97876 (Summerville).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 97867 (North Powder) to 28 in 97850 (La Grande).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.0% bachelor's+ in 97827 (Elgin) to 37.0% in 97876 (Summerville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oregon, this is the #23 most populous of 38 counties and ranks #15 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,721 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,613 of 17,628 reporting).
7 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97850 | La Grande | Standard | 16,903 | $63,421 | 610.4 | 0.1% |
| 97883 | Union | Standard | 2,489 | $65,172 | 233.9 | 9.8% |
| 97827 | Elgin | Standard | 2,384 | $60,766 | 381.8 | -6.8% |
| 97824 | Cove | Standard | 2,117 | $80,263 | 143.5 | 10.1% |
| 97876 | Summerville | Standard | 995 | $119,531 | 85.9 | 13.7% |
| 97867 | North Powder | Standard | 947 | $83,846 | 198.2 | 6.6% |
| 97841 | Imbler | Standard | 370 | $73,750 | 15.3 | -16.7% |