| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 458 / 541 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:28 PM |
| Population: | 23,986 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 41027 |
| CBSA: | Hood River, OR |
| Land Area: | 582 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.5535, -121.7325 |
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23,986 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 582 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 22,666 to 23,986 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.8% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 97031 (Hood River, $91,858 median) and poorest ZIP 97014 (Cascade Locks, $75,000) are 10.9 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $387,700 in 97014 (Cascade Locks) to $705,600 in 97041 (Mount Hood Parkdale).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 15 people/sq mi in 97041 (Mount Hood Parkdale) to 68 in 97031 (Hood River).
Educational attainment ranges from 28.9% bachelor's+ in 97041 (Mount Hood Parkdale) to 44.2% in 97031 (Hood River) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oregon, this is the #26 most populous of 38 counties and ranks #11 for median household income with the #25 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $89,536 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
40.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,954 of 16,992 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 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.