Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:29 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:30 am – 4:36 pm
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People2,813 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.61,159 householdsMedian household income $66,927Median home value $292,300Median rent $881 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,409 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 1,045 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, farming, forestry and mining 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 14%Average commute 33 minutes82% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 16%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 19°F18 in of rain a yearwettest month December23 in of snow a year, on about 17 days16 days above 90°F, 191 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gerber Dam station, 9 mi away; rain from Bonanza 7.0 N; snow from Tulelake
Parks and public landsFremont National Forestnational forest · 9.5 mi · 1,204,260 acresKlamath Falls-Lakeview Forest State Scenic Corridorstate recreation area · 9.4 mi · 81 acresOC&E Woods Line State Trailstate recreation area · 14.3 mi · 1,024 acresTule Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.4 mi · 37,698 acresModoc National Forestnational forest · 20.2 mi · 1,678,612 acresTule Lake National Monumentnational monument · 21.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 21 Sep 199340 mi away, near Klamath Falls, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 10 Mar 202618 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKlamath County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025235 of 365 days measured127 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 149main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Klamath County monitors, OR
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKlamath Falls Water Deptserves 40,475 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021199 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,300 ft1,311 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSky Lakes Medical Center24.4 miPost officeBonanza Post Office4.5 miTown hallBonanza Town Hall4.8 miFire stationBonanza Rural Fire Protection District4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRogue Valley International-Medford Airport MFR81 miUS highwayUS 97 Bus22 miAmtrakKlamath Falls, OR KFS24 miCoachAltamont Transit StationPacific Crest Bus Lines22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97623 ZIP area.
