Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:19 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:39 am – 4:26 pm
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People2,955 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.1866 householdsMedian household income $57,000Median home value $240,000Median rent $551 a month56% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting15.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,021 employedMain industries: public administration 21%, education and health care 16%, retail 15%Average commute 20 minutes72% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, other languages 18%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 42°F, lows 27°F10 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month December14 in of snow a year, on about 8 days66 days above 90°F, 130 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pelton Dam station, 10 mi away; snow from Madras 2 N
Nearby landmarksWarm Springs National Fish Hatchery Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.4 miFish Tanks Trailtrailhead · 2.4 miHolding Ponds Observation Trailtrailhead · 2.4 miKuckup Springspring · 1.6 miLa Clair Springspring · 2.1 miEagle Buttepeak · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCrooked River National Grasslandnational grassland · 18.1 mi · 115,002 acresMt. Hood National Forestnational forest · 29.0 mi · 8,503 acresFifteenmile Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 35.6 mi · 546 acresMt. Hood Purchase Unitnational forest · 42.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 13 Apr 197626 mi away, near Shaniko, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 6 Jun 202139 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJefferson County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025267 of 361 days measured94 moderate daysMedian index 28, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, OR
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription25% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWarm Springs Water Treatment Plantserves 3,800 people from surface water9 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,572 ft784 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Charles Madras17.6 miPost officeWarm Springs Post Office6.9 miPoliceWarm Springs Tribal Police Department6.9 miFire stationConfederated Tribes of Warm Springs Fire Station 1 - Main6.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM43 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX81 miUS highwayUS 264.4 miAmtrakOregon City, OR ORC72 miCoachShell Station, Warm SpringsCentral Oregon Breeze6.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97761 ZIP area.
