Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:21 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:40 am – 4:29 pm
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People319 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.3140 householdsMedian household income $93,750Median home value $659,100Median rent $1,750 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,226 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages59% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 77°F, lows 42°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 23°F70 in of rain a yearwettest month December85 in of snow a year, on about 28 days6 days above 90°F, 205 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Santiam Junction station, 16 mi away; snow from Marion Forks Fish Hatchery
Nearby landmarksWizzard Falls Springspring · under a mileWizard Fallswaterfall · under a mileALLEN SPRINGScampground · 1.0 miLOWER CANYON CREEKcampground · 1.4 miCold Springspring · 1.7 miJEFFERSON LAKE T.H.trailhead · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWillamette National Forestnational forest · 9.9 mi · 1,681,108 acresElliott Corbett Memorial State Recreation Sitestate recreation area · 9.8 mi · 60 acresCrooked River National Grasslandnational grassland · 16.5 mi · 115,002 acresDeschutes National Forestnational forest · 19.2 mi · 1,612,322 acresMt. Hood National Forestnational forest · 20.6 mi · 8,503 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Oct 202245 mi away, near Lacomb, OregonMost recent: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Oct 202245 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJefferson County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025267 of 361 days measured94 moderate daysMedian index 28, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, OR
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription19% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMetolius Meadows Prop Ownersserves 285 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,395 ft1,035 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeCamp Sherman Post Office4.3 miFire stationSisters - Camp Sherman Fire Department Station 704 - Camp Sherman5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM31 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX87 miUS highwayUS 207.3 miAmtrakAlbany, OR ALY72 miCoachSisters Mobility HubPacific Crest Bus Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97730 ZIP area.
