Local servicesPost officeGilchrist Post Office4.0 miPoliceCounty Sheriff's Office4.4 miFire stationCentral Cascades Fire and EMS9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM60 miUS highwayUS 974.0 miAmtrakChemult, OR CMO20 miCoachGilchrist GroceryPacific Crest Bus Lines4.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97737 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 26 min5:26 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:36 am – 4:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People525 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.6263 householdsMedian household income $86,083Median home value $269,40076% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,179 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting17.4% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 147 employedMain industries: manufacturing 37%, farming, forestry and mining 22%, construction 20%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 74°F, lows 42°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 20°F34 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month December191 in of snow a year, on about 49 days2 days above 90°F, 211 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Odell Lake-east station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsDeschutes National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,612,322 acresWillamette National Forestnational forest · 17.9 mi · 1,681,108 acresUmpqua National Forestnational forest · 22.8 mi · 985,957 acresWinema National Forestnational forest · 25.0 mi · 1,049,411 acresCrater Lake National Parknational park · 33.3 mi · 183,031 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: 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 home61% of households have a broadband subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation4,413 ft1,345 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
