Mehama is a community in Marion County, Oregon, home to about 425 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97384, and parts of 97383 are in Mehama too.
Homes sold for a median of $288 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Mehama
Mostly Stayton; part is in Mehama
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mehama. 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)55 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA780 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mehama; 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.
Mehama had 317 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 302nd largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Marion County grew from 27,713 residents in 1900 to 345,920 in 2020.
Marion County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 52.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stayton, OR weather station (3 miles away).
117,012 jobs at 9,176 businesses in Marion 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 Mehama.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Stayton.
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