Town guide

Corvallis, Oregon

Corvallis is a city in Benton County, Oregon, home to about 59,960 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 97330, 97331 and 97333.

Homes sold for a median of $336 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population59,9604,202 per sq mi
Median home value$502,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$336Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking24%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Corvallis

3 ZIP codes

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Around Corvallis

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Airport (PDX)78 miles away
Closer regional airportSalem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Portland, OR73 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA773 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Corvallis; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Corvallis

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Corvallis had 59,922 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.

It’s the 10th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.

Benton County grew from 6,706 residents in 1900 to 95,184 in 2020.

Corvallis population by census2000: 49,322, 2010: 54,462, 2020: 59,92249,322200054,462201059,9222020

Benton County, 1900–2020

Benton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,706, 1910: 10,663, 1920: 13,744, 1930: 16,555, 1940: 18,629, 1950: 31,570, 1960: 39,165, 1970: 53,776, 1980: 68,211, 1990: 70,811, 2000: 78,153, 2010: 85,579, 2020: 95,1847K’00’1014K’20’3019K’40’5039K’60’7068K’80’9078K’00’1095K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 43.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CorvallisJan: high 47°F, low 34°F, 6.5 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 35°F, 4.8 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 37°F, 5 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 40°F, 3.3 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 2.3 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 49°F, 1.3 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 52°F, 0.3 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 51°F, 0.4 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 48°F, 1.5 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 42°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 38°F, 6.5 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 34°F, 7.7 in47°34°Jan6.551°35°Feb4.856°37°Mar5.061°40°Apr3.368°45°May2.374°49°Jun1.383°52°Jul0.384°51°Aug0.478°48°Sep1.565°42°Oct3.553°38°Nov6.547°34°Dec7.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Corvallis State Univ, OR weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Benton County

28,030 jobs at 2,200 businesses in Benton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Benton CountyHealth care and social assistance: 6,815 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,980 jobs; Retail trade: 3,721 jobs; Professional services: 2,614 jobs; Company headquarters: 2,172 jobs; Other services: 1,493 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,424 jobs; Construction: 1,161 jobsHealth care and social assistance 24% Hotels and restaurants 14% Retail trade 13% Professional services 9% Company headquarters 8% Other services 5% Manufacturing 5% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2,596 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Corvallis’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corvallis2.7 miles
  • Samaritan Albany General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Albany9.0 miles
  • Samaritan Lebanon Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lebanon18.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors280
Specialist doctors329
Dentists72
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants188
Mental health providers1,491
Physical and occupational therapists193
Optometrists18
Chiropractors25
Pharmacies22

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.

Places in and around Corvallis

Parks (41 nearby)

  • Willamette Park & Kendall Natural Area · 251 acres2.2 mi
  • Avery City Park · 70 acres1.1 mi
  • Woodland Meadow Park · 30 acres1.3 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Park · 28 acres2.3 mi
  • Oak Lawn Memorial Park · 24 acres1.8 mi
  • McNary Field · 14 acres0.3 mi

Grocery stores (10 nearby)

  • Fred Meyer0.4 mi
  • HK Asian Market0.5 mi
  • Safeway0.8 mi
  • Trader Joe's1.2 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • Rice's Pharmacy0.5 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy1.5 mi
  • Pet Pharmacy1.5 mi
  • Bi-Mart2.2 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Valley Library0.3 mi
  • Corvallis-Benton County Public Library0.6 mi
  • Benton County Law Library0.6 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Corvallis Museum0.9 mi
  • Taylor's Vintage Car Collection1.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)

  • Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts0.4 mi
  • Whiteside Theatre0.7 mi
  • Majestic Theatre0.9 mi
  • Corvallis Sewing Collective0.9 mi
  • Peffer Amphitheater1.8 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1845.

Colleges and universities

  • Oregon State University

Sports teams

  • Oregon State Beavers NCAA Division I

Notable people born here

  • Carl Wieman (1951) · Nobel prize winning US physicist
  • Meredith Brooks (1958) · American singer, songwriter, musician and producer
  • Barbara Roberts (1936) · 1936- American politician (1985-1991 Oregon Secretary of State, member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 1991-1995 Governor of Oregon)
  • JR Reed (1967) · American actor
  • Jacob Pebley (1993) · American swimmer
  • Harry Lane (1855) · American politician (1855-1917)
  • Ben Masters (1947) · American actor (1947–2023)
  • Elizabeth Hoffman (1926) · American actress

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Corvallis

Public schools here are run by Corvallis SD 509J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Adams Elementary SchoolCorvallisK–5342Public1.3 mi
Bessie Coleman Elementary SchoolCorvallisK–5351Public1.9 mi
Franklin SchoolCorvallisK–8310Public0.4 mi
Garfield Elementary SchoolCorvallisK–5378Public1.1 mi
Inavale Community Partners dba Muddy Creek Charter SchoolCorvallisK–5107Charter8.1 mi
Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary SchoolCorvallisK–5225Public1.2 mi
Letitia Carson Elementary SchoolCorvallisK–5333Public2.0 mi
Lincoln Elementary SchoolCorvallisK–5311Public1.7 mi
Mt View Elementary SchoolCorvallisK–5211Public4.5 mi
Cheldelin Middle SchoolCorvallis6–8488Public2.9 mi
Linus Pauling Middle SchoolCorvallis6–8712Public1.3 mi
Corvallis High SchoolCorvallis9–121,273Public0.6 mi
Crescent Valley High SchoolCorvallis9–12875Public3.3 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Ashbrook Independent SchoolCorvallisPre-K–8144Nonsectarian1.5 mi
Corvallis Montessori SchoolCorvallisPre-K–K10Nonsectarian0.8 mi
Corvallis Waldorf SchoolCorvallisPre-K–8147Nonsectarian3.3 mi
Santiam Christian SchoolAdair VillagePre-K–12711Christian (no specific denomination)7.7 mi
Zion Lutheran SchoolCorvallisPre-K–898Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.4 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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