Dufur is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, home to about 952 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97021.
Homes sold for a median of $280 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dufur. 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)72 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA799 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dufur; 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.
Dufur had 632 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 236th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Wasco County grew from 13,199 residents in 1900 to 26,670 in 2020.
Wasco County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 13.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dufur, OR weather station (4 miles away).
7,679 jobs at 735 businesses in Wasco County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dufur.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Dufur SD 29. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Dufur SchoolDufur | K–12 | 352 | Public | 4.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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