North Powder is a city in Union County, Oregon, home to about 563 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97867.
Homes sold for a median of $73 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 North Powder. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)132 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton (PDT)64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR232 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA761 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of North Powder; 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.
North Powder had 504 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 275th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Union County grew from 16,070 residents in 1900 to 26,196 in 2020.
Union County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 14.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Union, OR weather station (12 miles away).
7,702 jobs at 740 businesses in Union 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 North Powder.
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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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 North Powder SD 8J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| North Powder Charter SchoolNorth Powder | K–12 | 252 | Charter | 0.5 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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