Local servicesHospitalLegacy Salmon Creek Medical Center16.4 miPost officeScappoose Post Office5.2 miTown hallScappoose City Hall5.3 miPoliceScappoose Police Department5.3 miFire stationScappoose Rural Fire Protection District Station 2 Chapman2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortland International Airport PDX23 miInterstateI-513 miUS highwayUS 304.7 miAmtrakUnion Station PDX23 miCoachNorth Plains, OROregon POINT14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97056 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97056 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 44 min5:21 am – 9:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 40 min7:50 am – 4:30 pm
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People12,794 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.64,888 householdsMedian household income $95,351Median home value $437,500Median rent $1,612 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,593 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 6,017 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 17%, retail 12%Average commute 31 minutes73% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 82°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 46°F, lows 34°F42 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days14 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Scappoose Ind Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Vernonia #2
Parks and public landsVeteran's Parkpark · 4.9 miScappoose Landing Willamette River Greenwaystate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 300 acresSauvie Island Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 11,114 acresRidgefield National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.4 mi · 4,991 acresFlight's Endstate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 101 acresTillamook State Foreststate conservation land · 7.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,218 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970319 of magnitude 4+, 14 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 May 198047 mi away, near Amboy, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 5 Sep 202635 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 home96% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Scappooseserves 8,710 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,125 ft343 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
