Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 35 min5:13 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 48 min7:33 am – 4:21 pm
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People262 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.3122 householdsMedian household income $58,636Median home value $342,500Median rent $1,250 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,194 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, other Asian or Pacific languages 4%, Spanish 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 28°F10 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month May54 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, John Day 35 Wnw station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsJohn Day Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 8.5 mi · 7,033 acresOchoco National Forestnational forest · 15.3 mi · 613,632 acresMalheur National Forestnational forest · 50.9 mi · 491 acresUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 52.6 mi · 558 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Jan 200033 mi away, near Condon, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 17 Aug 200039 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWheeler County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025230 of 364 days measured134 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Grant County, OR, 45 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Sprayserves 139 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,184 ft1,275 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeSpray Post Office5.9 miTown hallSpray City Hall5.9 miFire stationSpray Volunteer Fire Department5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM73 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX146 miUS highwayUS 2614 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97874 ZIP area.
