Local servicesHospitalSaint John Medical Center8.2 miPost officeRainier Post Office5.6 miTown hallPrescott City Hall4.8 miPoliceRainier City Police Department5.5 miFire stationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Fernhill Station3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLower Columbia College9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortland International Airport PDX35 miInterstateI-56.1 miUS highwayUS 304.1 miAmtrakUnion Station PDX37 miCoachNorth Plains, OROregon POINT29 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 97048 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 45 min5:21 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 38 min7:50 am – 4:29 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,096 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.22,823 householdsMedian household income $74,453Median home value $364,300Median rent $882 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,598 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 2,778 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 14%, retail 14%Average commute 31 minutes69% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, German or Dutch 1%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 80°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 35°F48 in of rain a year, on about 116 dayswettest month November2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days10 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Longview station, 10 mi away; snow from Clatskanie
Parks and public landsKress Lakestate recreation area · 6.2 mi · 56 acresPrescott Beach County Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 80 acresNelsonstate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 104 acresLouis Rasmussen Day Parkpark · 6.2 miMonticello Convention Sitestate park · 8.9 miMonticello Convention Site State Park Heritage Sitestate park · 8.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,250 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970327 of magnitude 4+, 15 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 May 198040 mi away, near Amboy, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 5 Sep 202623 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColumbia County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 364 days measured26 moderate daysMedian index 27, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Columbia County monitors, OR
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Rainierserves 1,932 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202162 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation974 ft297 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
