Local servicesHospitalSantiam Memorial Hospital20.1 miPost officeMill City Post Office5.0 miTown hallGates City Hall2.1 miPoliceLinn County Sheriff's Office Mill City Substation5.0 miFire stationGates Rural Fire Protection District2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field SLE32 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX58 miInterstateI-531 miUS highwayUS 2025 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SLM34 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97346 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97346 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 35 min5:23 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 48 min7:43 am – 4:31 pm
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People970 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.6399 householdsMedian household income $81,771Median home value $378,900Median rent $1,278 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,468 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 372 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, other services 16%, retail 9%Average commute 42 minutes60% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 81°F, lows 56°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 37°F94 in of rain a year, on about 137 dayswettest month December10 in of snow a year, on about 5 days13 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Detroit Dam station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuck Mountainpeak · 2.4 miMount Horebpeak · 2.5 miElkhorn Valley Recreation Sitecampground · 4.1 miSalmon Fallswaterfall · 4.3 miLITTLE NORTH SANTIAM RIVER (WEST)trailhead · 4.7 miElkhorn Lakelake · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMaples Rest Areastate recreation area · 1.0 miMinto Parkpark · 1.3 miNiagara Parkpark · 2.5 miNorth Santiam State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 8.9 mi · 97 acresNorth Santiam River State Parkstate park · 10.7 miWillamette National Forestnational forest · 17.9 mi · 1,681,108 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 25 Mar 199322 mi away, near Scotts Mills, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Nov 202544 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMarion County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025292 of 365 days measured73 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marion County monitors, OR
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Gatesserves 220 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,771 ft540 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
