| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 458 / 541 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:48 PM |
| Population: | 1,478 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 41069 |
| Land Area: | 1,591 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.7789, -120.0023 |
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1,478 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,591 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,412 to 1,478 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 97874 (Spray, $58,636 median) and poorest ZIP 97830 (Fossil, $54,583) are 17.4 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $250,000 in 97830 (Fossil) to $376,700 in 97750 (Mitchell).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 97750 (Mitchell) to 1 in 97830 (Fossil).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.1% bachelor's+ in 97750 (Mitchell) to 23.6% in 97874 (Spray) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oregon, this is the #36 most populous of 38 counties and ranks #35 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,373 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (226 of 1,232 reporting).
3 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.