Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 25 min5:15 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:26 am – 4:23 pm
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People2,236 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.9847 householdsMedian household income $89,071Median home value $294,200Median rent $441 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,565 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 1,128 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 19%, retail 12%Average commute 10 minutes75% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: 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, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsCITY OF HINES Local Parkpark · 6.1 miCITY OF BURNS Local Parkpark · 9.0 miMalheur National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.3 mi · 188,071 acresOchoco National Forestnational forest · 18.2 mi · 241,125 acresMalheur National Forestnational forest · 27.8 mi · 1,480,395 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Apr 200736 mi away, near Hines, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Apr 200736 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHines Water Departmentserves 1,645 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,369 ft1,332 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHarney District Hospital8.6 miPost officeHines Post Office6.4 miTown hallHines City Hall6.5 miPoliceHines Police Department6.5 miFire stationHines Fire Department6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM113 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI147 miUS highwayUS 3952.3 miCoachBurns, OROregon POINT8.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97738 ZIP area.
