{"id":7151,"date":"2023-08-26T22:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T22:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7151"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:49:24","slug":"douglas-county-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/douglas-county-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas County, Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Douglas County is a county in Oregon, United States, stretching from the Pacific coast east across the Coast Range and the Umpqua Valley to the crest of the Cascades. It had a population of 111,201 at the 2020 census, an estimated 111,951 by 2025, and covers 5,134 square miles (13,300 km2) centred near 43\u00b017\u2032N 123\u00b011\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Roseburg is the county seat; its postal code is 97470. The county holds 12 incorporated cities, 11 census-designated places and 32 further unincorporated communities, and it runs on Pacific Time. Its FIPS code is 41019. Oregon has no civil townships, so places here are organised by city and community only, not by township.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Douglas County<\/h2>\n<p>Douglas County has 55 named places on record: 12 incorporated cities, 11 census-designated places (CDPs) with their own 2020 census counts, and 32 smaller unincorporated communities with no population figure of their own. The table below covers the 23 places with a 2020 census count, sorted by population.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Roseburg<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>23,683<\/td>\n<td>97470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sutherlin<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>8,524<\/td>\n<td>97479<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Green<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>7,614<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winston<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>5,625<\/td>\n<td>97496<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roseburg North<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>4,375<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reedsport<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>4,310<\/td>\n<td>97467<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tri-City<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>4,019<\/td>\n<td>97457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Myrtle Creek<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>3,481<\/td>\n<td>97457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glide<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,805<\/td>\n<td>97443<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canyonville<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>1,640<\/td>\n<td>97417<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Riddle<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>1,214<\/td>\n<td>97469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Drain<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>1,172<\/td>\n<td>97435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yoncalla<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>1,021<\/td>\n<td>97499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oakland<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>934<\/td>\n<td>97462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lookingglass<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>916<\/td>\n<td>97471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glendale<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>858<\/td>\n<td>97442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Melrose<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>834<\/td>\n<td>97471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winchester Bay<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>462<\/td>\n<td>97467<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dillard<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>385<\/td>\n<td>97432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Days Creek<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>271<\/td>\n<td>97429<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gardiner<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>259<\/td>\n<td>97441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fair Oaks<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>238<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elkton<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>183<\/td>\n<td>97436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two names are easy to confuse. Tri-City, a single hyphenated CDP northwest of Myrtle Creek, is sometimes written as two words, &#8220;Tri City,&#8221; in older references &mdash; both point to the same place. Roseburg North is a separate CDP covering the area just outside the city of Roseburg&#8217;s limits, not a neighborhood inside the city itself.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond those 23, Douglas County recognizes 32 further unincorporated place names with no CDP status and no population figure of their own: Anlauf, Ash, Azalea, Brockway, Camas Valley, Clearwater, Cleveland, Curtin, Diamond Lake, Dixonville, Drew, Edenbower, Elkhead, Idleyld Park, Kellogg, Leona, Milo, Nonpareil, Peel, Rice Hill, Round Prairie, Scottsburg, Shady, Steamboat, Sulphur Springs, Tenmile, Tiller, Tyee, Umpqua, Union Gap, Wilbur and Winchester. Diamond Lake, the best known of these, is a resort community on the lake of the same name near the Cascade crest, not a Census-counted place.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>97470 &mdash; Roseburg (also covers Green and Roseburg North, neither of which has a ZIP of its own)<\/li>\n<li>97479 &mdash; Sutherlin<\/li>\n<li>97496 &mdash; Winston<\/li>\n<li>97467 &mdash; Reedsport (also serves Winchester Bay)<\/li>\n<li>97457 &mdash; Myrtle Creek (also serves Tri-City)<\/li>\n<li>97443 &mdash; Glide<\/li>\n<li>97417 &mdash; Canyonville<\/li>\n<li>97469 &mdash; Riddle<\/li>\n<li>97435 &mdash; Drain<\/li>\n<li>97499 &mdash; Yoncalla<\/li>\n<li>97462 &mdash; Oakland<\/li>\n<li>97471 &mdash; a rural Roseburg-area code that also covers Lookingglass and Melrose<\/li>\n<li>97442 &mdash; Glendale<\/li>\n<li>97432 &mdash; Dillard<\/li>\n<li>97429 &mdash; Days Creek<\/li>\n<li>97441 &mdash; Gardiner<\/li>\n<li>97436 &mdash; Elkton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fair Oaks has no ZIP code of its own; mail there is delivered under the nearest Roseburg-area code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Douglas County is one of only two Oregon counties, alongside Lane County to its north, that reach from the Pacific Ocean all the way to the crest of the Cascade Range. Of its 5,134 square miles, 5,036 are land and 98 are water, about 1.9 percent, most of it in the Umpqua River and its forks. The Umpqua River drains nearly the entire county on its way to the ocean at Winchester Bay and Reedsport, and Diamond Lake, high in the Cascades near the Douglas-Klamath line, is the county&#8217;s best-known lake. Umpqua National Forest covers a large share of the county&#8217;s eastern, mountainous half, and federal agencies administer more than half of all land in the county.<\/p>\n<p>Lane County borders Douglas to the north, Klamath County to the east, Jackson and Josephine counties to the south, and Curry and Coos counties to the west. <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lane-county-oregon\/\">Lane County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/klamath-county\/\">Klamath County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jackson-county-oregon\/\">Jackson County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/josephine-county\/\">Josephine County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/curry-county-oregon\/\">Curry County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/coos-county-oregon\/\">Coos County<\/a> all border Douglas directly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Douglas County had a population of 111,201 at the 2020 census, and the latest estimate puts the county near 111,951 residents by 2025. Roseburg and Sutherlin are the two largest communities, together holding more than a quarter of the county&#8217;s population. Median household income was $61,310 in 2024, well below Oregon&#8217;s 2023 statewide figure of $80,160. Population density works out to about 22 people per square mile of land, low even by Oregon standards, reflecting the county&#8217;s large share of forested, sparsely settled mountain terrain.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Health care and social assistance is the county&#8217;s largest employment sector, with about 6,605 workers, followed by retail trade at 5,243 and manufacturing at 4,927, out of roughly 43,739 total jobs countywide. Forest products has historically accounted for a quarter to a third of the county&#8217;s labor force, and Roseburg Forest Products, founded locally, now operates mills across several states. Mercy Medical Center, a 178-bed hospital in Roseburg, and Umpqua Community College are both major employers and institutions in the county seat. Riddle was home to a nickel mine and processing operation from the 1950s until the mine closed in 1987. The Umpqua Valley wine appellation lies entirely within the county, centered on vineyards near Roseburg. Reedsport&#8217;s biggest annual event is the Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Sculpting Championships, held over Father&#8217;s Day weekend each June and drawing carvers from multiple continents.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Oregon Territorial Legislature created Douglas County on 7 January 1852, naming it for Stephen A. Douglas, the Illinois senator who championed Oregon&#8217;s path to statehood. Roseburg became the county seat.<\/p>\n<p>On 1 October 2015, a gunman killed nine people and himself in a classroom at Umpqua Community College near Roseburg, and wounded eight others, before dying in a shootout with police. It remains the deadliest mass shooting in Oregon&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 5 runs the length of the county through Roseburg, Sutherlin, Myrtle Creek, Canyonville and Riddle. Oregon Route 99 parallels it through the Umpqua Valley, and Oregon Route 138 runs east from Roseburg over the Cascades past Glide, Idleyld Park and Diamond Lake toward Klamath Falls.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eugene &mdash; about 70 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Medford &mdash; about 70 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Coos Bay &mdash; about 55 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Klamath Falls &mdash; about 130 miles east<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rogue Valley International&ndash;Medford Airport and the Eugene Airport, each roughly 70 miles from Roseburg, are the nearest commercial airports; Roseburg Regional Airport handles general aviation only. Amtrak&#8217;s Coast Starlight does not stop in Douglas County &mdash; the nearest station is Eugene&#8211;Springfield, about 70 miles north.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Douglas County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in southwestern Oregon, running from the Pacific coast at Reedsport and Winchester Bay east across the Umpqua Valley to the Cascade crest near Diamond Lake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Douglas County?<\/strong><br \/>\n111,201 at the 2020 census, with a 2025 estimate near 111,951.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Douglas County?<\/strong><br \/>\n5,134 square miles (13,300 km2), of which 5,036 square miles are land &mdash; the fifth-largest county by area in Oregon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Douglas County?<\/strong><br \/>\nRoseburg is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Douglas County?<\/strong><br \/>\n12 incorporated cities &mdash; Roseburg, Sutherlin, Winston, Reedsport, Myrtle Creek, Canyonville, Riddle, Drain, Yoncalla, Oakland, Glendale and Elkton &mdash; plus 11 census-designated places and 32 further unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Douglas County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n97470 and 97471 for Roseburg and its rural surroundings, 97479 for Sutherlin, 97496 for Winston, 97467 for Reedsport and Winchester Bay, and separate codes for each of the county&#8217;s smaller cities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Douglas County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nBeing one of two Oregon counties reaching from the Pacific Ocean to the Cascade Range, its Umpqua National Forest and Umpqua Valley wine country, and Reedsport&#8217;s annual chainsaw carving championship.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/oregon\/\">Towns and villages in Oregon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Douglas County is a county in Oregon, United States, stretching from the Pacific coast east across the Coast Range and the Umpqua Valley to the crest of the Cascades. It had a population of 111,201 at the 2020 census, an estimated 111,951 by 2025, and covers 5,134 square miles (13,300 km2) centred near 43\u00b017\u2032N 123\u00b011\u2032W. 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