Local servicesHospitalSalem Hospital9.4 miPost officeIndependence Post Office3.8 miTown hallIndependence City Hall3.5 miPoliceIndependence Police Department3.5 miFire stationPolk County Fire District 1 Station 40 Buena Vista3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field SLE9.0 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX59 miInterstateI-55.1 miUS highwayUS 2012 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SLM9.5 miCoachMonmouthPacific Crest Bus Lines5.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97351 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97351 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:26 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:47 am – 4:34 pm
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People11,454 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.23,606 householdsMedian household income $88,519Median home value $396,800Median rent $1,672 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,535 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 6,119 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 11%, retail 10%Average commute 25 minutes72% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Spanish 23%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 84°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 35°F40 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month December3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days18 days above 90°F, 49 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salem Mcnary Fld station, 9 mi away; snow from Corvallis State Univ
Nearby landmarksBunker Hillpeak · 3.0 miTyson Islandcape · 1.0 miRiver Bend Reservoir Number Tworeservoir · 2.0 miRose Lakelake · 2.1 miKeesneck Lakelake · 2.2 miCauthorn Springspring · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAnkeny National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.1 mi · 2,802 acresAmerican Bottom Landing Willamette River Greenwaystate recreation area · 1.3 miSidney Access Willamette River Greenwaystate recreation area · 1.7 mi · 54 acresIndependence Bar Access Willamette River Greenwaystate recreation area · 2.3 miCain Propertypark · 2.6 miJoryville Parkpark · 3.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 25 Mar 199330 mi away, near Scotts Mills, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Nov 202518 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPolk County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Marion County, OR, 28 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterIndependence Water Systemserves 10,300 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation163 ft50 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
