| City: | Murphy, Oregon |
| County: | Josephine County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:11:22 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 458 / 541 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.3481, -123.3312 |
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Murphy sits in the Applegate Valley of southern Oregon's Josephine County. This PO Box Only Zone exists entirely as a point location within the larger 97527 ZIP Code boundary, serving scattered rural residents along creek-side roads and mountain terrain.
The Murphy post office maintains 449 PO Boxes despite the Census showing zero population in its tabulation area. This isn't a contradiction. About 450 residential delivery points exist in the area, but they're spread across rural roads served by two rural carrier routes. The postal footprint doesn't match the Census boundary.
Street names tell the story of this landscape: Board Shanty Creek Road, Murphy Creek Road, Grays Creek Road, Savage Creek Road, and Watergap Road. Williams Highway provides the main thoroughfare connecting Murphy to Grants Pass. N Applegate Road links to the broader Applegate Valley.
For anyone sending mail to Murphy, a PO Box address is the only option. This is a true PO Box Only Zone with no alternative delivery method available. The small cluster of 3 businesses and 9 employees makes this post office the commercial center for a dispersed rural community.
Street names feature local creeks and geographic features, with Williams Highway as the main connector to Grants Pass.
ZIP Code 97533 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 18 people with an annual payroll of $620,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 492Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $159,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $620,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 18Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 97533 is located in Josephine County, Oregon, within the Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 24420) and Oregon's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 82,713 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 97533. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Grants Pass, ORSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 24420Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 82,713Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 69442.78 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 97533 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.