Local servicesHospitalGood Samaritan Regional Medical Center18.7 miPost officeMonroe Post Office3.4 miTown hallMonroe City Hall3.4 miFire stationMonroe Rural Fire Protection District Station 31.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEugene Airport EUG17 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX94 miInterstateI-518 miUS highwayUS 2014 miAmtrakAlbany, OR ALY23 miCoachMonroePacific Crest Bus Lines3.4 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 97456 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:29 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:46 am – 4:37 pm
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People3,278 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.51,187 householdsMedian household income $66,250Median home value $372,100Median rent $1,189 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,551 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting14.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,305 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, construction 15%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 36 minutes67% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 11%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 82°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 46°F, lows 34°F41 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month December5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days15 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Corvallis 10 Ssw station, 5 mi away; snow from Corvallis Water Bureau
Parks and public landsWilliam L. Finley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.3 mi · 5,708 acresBellfountain County Parkpark · 1.8 miHarkens Lake South Landing Willamette River Greenwaystate recreation area · 5.9 miHarkens Lake North Landing Willamette River Greenwaystate recreation area · 6.0 miWashburne State Waysidestate recreation area · 6.7 miAnderson Parkpark · 5.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Oct 202242 mi away, near Lacomb, OregonMost recent: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Oct 202242 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBenton County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025206 of 365 days measured153 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 46, worst day 153main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lane County, OR, 37 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Corvallisserves 61,468 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation295 ft90 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
