Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 26 min5:14 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min7:25 am – 4:21 pm
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People4,397 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.81,939 householdsMedian household income $49,170Median home value $191,700Median rent $743 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,548 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 1,741 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 18%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 15 minutes72% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 16°F10 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month December31 days above 90°F, 207 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Burns Muni Ap station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsCITY OF BURNS Local Parkpark · 8.0 miCITY OF HINES Local Parkpark · 9.4 miMalheur National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.8 mi · 188,071 acresMalheur National Forestnational forest · 18.6 mi · 1,480,395 acresOchoco National Forestnational forest · 24.9 mi · 241,125 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Apr 200749 mi away, near Hines, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Apr 200749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHarney County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 28, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harney County monitors, OR
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBurns Water Departmentserves 2,730 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: coliform bacteria, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,134 ft1,260 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHarney District Hospital8.3 miPost officeBurns Post Office7.9 miTown hallBurns City Hall7.9 miPoliceBurns Police Department7.9 miFire stationBurns Fire Department8.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundUS highwayUS 3956.2 miCoachBurns, OROregon POINT8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97720 ZIP area.
