O'Brien is a community in Josephine County, Oregon, home to about 379 people across 5.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97534.
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Airport (PDX)248 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (CEC)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR244 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA627 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of O'Brien; 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.
O'Brien had 470 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2010.
It’s the 308th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Josephine County grew from 7,517 residents in 1900 to 88,090 in 2020.
Josephine County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 61.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cave Junction 1 Wnw, OR weather station (6 miles away).
23,608 jobs at 2,110 businesses in Josephine County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Museums (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.
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