Prineville Lake Acres is a community in Crook County, Oregon, home to about 1,497 people across 6.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 97754.
Homes sold for a median of $278 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population1,497227 per sq mi
Median home value$453,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$278Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Prineville; part is in Prineville Lake Acres
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Prineville Lake Acres. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Prineville Lake Acres
Distances
Nearest major airport
Portland International Airport (PDX)124 miles away
Closer regional airport
Roberts Field (RDM)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Portland, OR123 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Los Angeles, CA722 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Prineville Lake Acres; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Prineville Lake Acres
U.S. Representative · Oregon’s 2nd DistrictCliff Bentz (R)
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
It’s the 193rd largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Crook County grew from 3,964 residents in 1900 to 24,738 in 2020.
Crook 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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 10.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prineville, OR weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Crook County
6,461 jobs at 655 businesses in Crook County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
226 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prineville Lake Acres.
Nearest hospitals
St. Charles Medical Center PrinevilleCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · PrinevilleUnder a mile
St. Charles MadrasCritical access hospital · emergency room · Madras27.0 miles
St. Charles Medical Center - BendGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Bend27.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
14
Specialist doctors
7
Dentists
13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
20
Mental health providers
145
Physical and occupational therapists
19
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
7
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 Prineville Lake Acres
Parks (25 nearby)
Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · 267 acres1.8 mi
Rimrock Park · 27 acres1.1 mi
Crooked River Park · 21 acres1.2 mi
Ochoco Creek Park · 19 acres0.2 mi
Crook County High School Outdoor Sports Complex · 17 acres0.5 mi
Seventh-Day Adventist Church Yard · 7 acres1.3 mi
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Ray's Food Place0.2 mi
Grocery Outlet0.5 mi
Wagner's Market Fresh IGA0.7 mi
Thriftway0.8 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Hometown Drugs0.4 mi
Bi-Mart0.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Crook County Library1.2 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Cabin Museum0.5 mi
A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum0.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Les Schwab Amphitheater1.2 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Crook County SD, Mitchell SD 55. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(9)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Barnes Butte ElementaryPrineville
K–5
510
Public
0.5 mi
Cascade Virtual AcademyPrineville
K–12
1,226
Charter
1.0 mi
Crooked River Elementary SchoolPrineville
K–5
553
Public
0.4 mi
Grizzly Mountain HomeLinkPrineville
K–8
160
Public
0.4 mi
Steins Pillar ElementaryPrineville
K–5
267
Public
0.4 mi
Crook County Middle SchoolPrineville
6–8
616
Public
0.2 mi
Crook County High SchoolPrineville
9–12
842
Public
0.8 mi
Destinations Career Academy of OregonPrineville
9–12
79
Charter
1.0 mi
Pioneer Secondary Alternative High SchoolPrineville
9–12
89
Alternative Education
0.8 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Crook County Christian SchoolPrineville
Pre-K–8
59
Assembly of God
1.0 mi
High Desert Christian AcademyPrineville
Pre-K–12
73
Christian (no specific denomination)
0.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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