Brookings is a city in Curry County, Oregon, home to about 6,703 people across 4.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97415.
Homes sold for a median of $316 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brookings. 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)258 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (CEC)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR254 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA640 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brookings; 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.
Brookings had 6,744 residents in the 2020 census, up 24% since 2000.
It’s the 91st largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Curry County grew from 1,868 residents in 1900 to 23,446 in 2020.
Curry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 67°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 77.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brookings, OR weather station (about a mile away).
5,376 jobs at 706 businesses in Curry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
198 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brookings.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 15 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 11 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 28 |
| Mental health providers | 109 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 16 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
Established in 1951.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Brookings-Harbor SD 17C. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmiopsis Elementary SchoolBrookings | K–5 | 547 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Azalea Middle SchoolBrookings | 6–8 | 309 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Brookings-Harbor High SchoolBrookings | 9–12 | 422 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings Harbor Christian SchoolBrookings | Pre-K–12 | 67 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 5.2 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 Harbor.
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