Richland is a city in Baker County, Oregon, home to about 197 people across 0.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97870.
Homes sold for a median of $221 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 Richland. 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)100 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | McCall Municipal Airport (MYL)59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR265 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA747 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Richland; 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.
Richland had 165 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 365th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Baker County grew from 15,597 residents in 1900 to 16,668 in 2020.
Baker County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 21.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 62 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Halfway, OR weather station (11 miles away).
4,507 jobs at 521 businesses in Baker 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 Richland.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 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.
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