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Around Port Orford
Distances
Nearest major airport
Portland International Airport (PDX)217 miles away
Closer regional airport
Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Portland, OR213 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Los Angeles, CA687 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Port Orford; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Port Orford
U.S. Representative · Oregon’s 4th DistrictVal T. Hoyle (D)
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
Port Orford had 1,146 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 229th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Curry County grew from 1,868 residents in 1900 to 23,446 in 2020.
Curry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 68°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 71.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Port Orford #2, OR weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Curry County
5,376 jobs at 706 businesses in Curry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Port Orford.
Nearest hospitals
Curry General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Gold Beach24.2 miles
Southern Coos Hospital & Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Bandon25.0 miles
Coquille Valley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Coquille33.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Pharmacies
1
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 Port Orford
Parks (2 nearby)
Buffington Memorial Park · 9 acres0.7 mi
Battle Rock Wayside Park · 2 acres1.0 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Ray's Food Place0.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Port Orford Public Library0.6 mi
Museums
Port Orford Lifeboat Station1.6 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Port Orford-Langlois SD 2CJ. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Driftwood Elementary SchoolPort Orford
K–8
174
Public
0.7 mi
Pacific High SchoolPort Orford
9–12
61
Public
6.2 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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