Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 39 min5:14 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 45 min7:38 am – 4:22 pm
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People111 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.449 households67% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 39°F, lows 25°F14 in of rain a year, on about 46 dayswettest month December26 in of snow a year, on about 17 days27 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kent station, 6 mi away; rain from Condon
Parks and public landsMt. Hood Purchase Unitnational forest · 31.7 miFifteenmile Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 38.7 mi · 546 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 13 Apr 197616 mi away, near Shaniko, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Dec 201018 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSherman County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025315 of 365 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 81main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Wasco County, OR, 28 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Wascoserves 460 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2025: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,648 ft807 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeKent Post Office5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM71 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX101 miInterstateI-8434 miUS highwayUS 975.5 miAmtrakWishram, WA WIH37 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97033 ZIP area.
