Boring is a community in Clackamas County, Oregon, home to about 1,869 people across 4.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 97009.
Homes sold for a median of $335 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Boring, part in Sandy
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Boring. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Airport (PDX)15 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA816 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Boring; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 176th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Clackamas County grew from 19,658 residents in 1900 to 421,401 in 2020.
Clackamas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Portland Troutdale Ap, OR weather station (8 miles away).
158,159 jobs at 12,862 businesses in Clackamas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Boring.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Oregon Trail SD 46. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Elementary SchoolBoring | K–5 | 350 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Naas Elementary SchoolBoring | K–5 | 290 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Oregon Trail AcademyBoring | K–8 | 248 | Charter | 4.7 mi |
| Boring Middle SchoolBoring | 6–8 | 427 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd SchoolBoring | Pre-K–8 | 222 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.1 mi |
| Hood View Adventist SchoolBoring | Pre-K–8 | 188 | Seventh-day Adventist | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sandy.
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