Local servicesHospitalSky Lakes Medical Center3.1 miPost officeKlamath Falls Post Office5.0 miTown hallKlamath Falls City Hall5.0 miPoliceOregon State Police Department Klamath Falls3.5 miFire stationKlamath County Fire District 1 Station 43.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeOregon Institute of Technology2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRogue Valley International-Medford Airport MFR55 miUS highwayUS 97under a mileAmtrakKlamath Falls, OR KFS5.1 miCoachRunning Y Ranch (5500 Running Y Road)Oregon POINT4.0 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 97601 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:30 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:32 am – 4:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People22,751 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.49,622 householdsMedian household income $53,333Median home value $266,500Median rent $972 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,883 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 8,574 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 12%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 17 minutes76% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 6%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 21°F11 in of rain a year, on about 33 dayswettest month December52 in of snow a year, on about 25 days18 days above 90°F, 184 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Klamath Falls Intl Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from Keno
Nearby landmarksCove Pointcape · 1.3 miKlamath Fallswaterfall · 4.4 miBald Hillpeak · under a mileOregon Institute of Technologycollege · 2.9 miPlum Hillspeak · 1.4 miBennett Pointcape · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsConger School Parkpark · 4.0 miMoore Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 145 acresKlamath Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 3,286 acresWinema National Forestnational forest · 12.9 mi · 1,049,411 acresBear Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.7 mi · 4,223 acresUpper Klamath National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.0 mi · 23,235 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 21 Sep 199313 mi away, near Klamath Falls, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 10 Mar 202644 mi awaySource: 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 home85% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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 serving the town
Elevation4,487 ft1,368 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
