Local servicesPost officeTrail Post Office9.5 miFire stationLost Creek Guard Station - Fire Department8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRogue Valley International-Medford Airport MFR29 miInterstateI-526 miUS highwayUS 19937 miAmtrakChemult, OR CMO57 miCoachMedford Airport (1000 Terminal Spur Road)Oregon POINT29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97541 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97541 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:32 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:38 am – 4:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,373 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.3557 householdsMedian household income $39,688Median rent $1,078 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,484 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 451 employedMain industries: construction 30%, public administration 22%, hospitality, food and recreation 18%Average commute 31 minutes99% drive alone, 1% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 31°F33 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days57 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lost Creek Dam station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksPilot Rockpeak · 3.3 miFinger Rockpeak · under a mileBitter Lickspring · 5.6 miRagsdale Springspring · 2.6 miElk Creek Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miTHREEHORNcampground · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRogue River National Forestnational forest · 1.2 mi · 577,492 acresCasey State Recreation Sitestate recreation area · 8.1 mi · 84 acresJoseph H. Stewart State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 8.4 mi · 1,045 acresUmpqua National Forestnational forest · 10.2 mi · 985,957 acresRogue Elk Parkpark · 7.8 miTrail Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 21 Sep 199345 mi away, near Klamath Falls, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 30 Apr 202050 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJackson County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025242 of 365 days measured121 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 152main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jackson County monitors, OR
Internet at home68% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMedford Water Commissionserves 106,068 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,012 ft918 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
