Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 42 min5:17 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 41 min7:44 am – 4:26 pm
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People1,459 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.1634 householdsMedian household income $75,000Median home value $387,700Median rent $1,074 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,573 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 775 employedMain industries: retail 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 18%, education and health care 11%Average commute 24 minutes64% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 33°F72 in of rain a year, on about 141 dayswettest month December10 in of snow a year, on about 5 days17 days above 90°F, 55 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cascade Locks station, 5 mi away; rain from Greenpoint; snow from Bonneville Dam
Parks and public landsMt. Hood National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 45,405 acresGifford Pinchot National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 37,063 acresMt. Hood Purchase Unitnational forest · 3.2 mi · 350 acresLang Forest State Scenic Corridorstate recreation area · 3.1 mi · 208 acresWyeth State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 3.2 mi · 137 acresLindsey Creek State Scenic Corridorstate recreation area · 4.0 mi · 134 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,211 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970322 of magnitude 4+, 14 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 May 198043 mi away, near Amboy, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 6 Jun 202121 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHood River County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 365 days measured82 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Multnomah County, OR, 31 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Cascade Locksserves 1,398 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: lead and copper, treatment technique19 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,110 ft948 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalProvidence Hood River Memorial Hospital13.5 miPost officeCascade Locks Post Office5.4 miTown hallCascade Locks City Hall5.2 miPoliceSkamania County Sheriff's Office5.8 miFire stationSkamania County Fire District 1 Station 24.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortland International Airport PDX39 miInterstateI-843.3 miUS highwayUS 303.3 miAmtrakOregon City, OR ORC44 miCoachHood River (CAT)Northwestern Stage Lines13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97014 ZIP area.
