Town guide

Rockcreek, Oregon

Rockcreek is a community in Washington County, Oregon, home to about 9,223 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 97229.

Homes sold for a median of $309 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population9,2234,682 per sq mi
Median home value$653,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$309Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking22%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Rockcreek

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Rockcreek

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Airport (PDX)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Portland, OR9 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA830 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Rockcreek; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Rockcreek

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

Rockcreek had 9,862 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 74th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.

Washington County grew from 14,467 residents in 1900 to 600,372 in 2020.

Rockcreek population by census2000: 9,404, 2010: 9,316, 2020: 9,8629,40420009,31620109,8622020

Washington County, 1900–2020

Washington County population, 1900 to 20201900: 14,467, 1910: 21,522, 1920: 26,376, 1930: 30,275, 1940: 39,194, 1950: 61,269, 1960: 92,237, 1970: 157,920, 1980: 245,808, 1990: 311,554, 2000: 445,342, 2010: 529,710, 2020: 600,37214K’00’1026K’20’3039K’40’5092K’60’70246K’80’90445K’00’10600K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 39.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RockcreekJan: high 50°F, low 40°F, 5.5 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 40°F, 4.3 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 42°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 45°F, 3 in; May: high 70°F, low 50°F, 2.2 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 53°F, 1.7 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 57°F, 0.5 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 57°F, 0.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 53°F, 1.4 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 47°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 43°F, 5.9 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 40°F, 6.3 in50°40°Jan5.554°40°Feb4.358°42°Mar4.163°45°Apr3.070°50°May2.273°53°Jun1.781°57°Jul0.582°57°Aug0.576°53°Sep1.465°47°Oct3.955°43°Nov5.949°40°Dec6.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nature Park-Beaverton, OR weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Washington County

307,351 jobs at 16,355 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Washington CountyManufacturing: 46,457 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 35,192 jobs; Retail trade: 32,810 jobs; Company headquarters: 29,309 jobs; Professional services: 27,790 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 23,728 jobs; Administrative and support: 19,293 jobs; Construction: 18,831 jobsManufacturing 15% Health care and social assistance 12% Retail trade 11% Company headquarters 10% Professional services 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 6% Construction 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

463 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rockcreek.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital WestsideGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hillsboro2.4 miles
  • Providence St. Vincent Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Portland3.8 miles
  • Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Portland6.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors30
Specialist doctors16
Dentists49
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers268
Physical and occupational therapists47
Optometrists13
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies6

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 Rockcreek

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Rock Creek Greenway · 90 acres1.1 mi
  • Waterhouse Linear Park · 26 acres1.0 mi
  • Stoller Creek Greenway · 21 acres1.1 mi
  • John Marty Park · 7 acres0.9 mi
  • Hansen Ridge Park · 7 acres0.1 mi
  • Terra Linda Park · 4 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • QFC0.5 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Bethany Library0.6 mi

Museums

  • Vintage Tek3.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Olympia Theater2.6 mi
  • Stanford Theater2.6 mi
  • ACMA Performing Arts Center4.0 mi
  • Patricia Reser Center for the Arts4.1 mi
  • The Round4.1 mi

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.

Schools in Rockcreek

Public schools here are run by Beaverton SD 48J, Portland SD 1J, Hillsboro SD 1J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (14)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bonny Slope Elementary SchoolPortlandK–5602Public1.6 mi
Cedar Mill Elementary SchoolPortlandK–5350Public2.6 mi
Findley ElementaryPortlandK–5549Public0.8 mi
Forest Park Elementary SchoolPortlandK–5302Public2.4 mi
Jacob Wismer Elementary SchoolPortlandK–5592Public0.9 mi
Lenox Elementary SchoolPortlandK–6363Public3.3 mi
Rock Creek Elementary SchoolPortlandK–5398Public2.0 mi
Sato Elementary SchoolPortlandK–5863Public1.9 mi
Springville Elementary SchoolPortlandK–5742Public1.8 mi
Terra Linda Elementary SchoolPortlandK–5268Public1.1 mi
Stoller Middle SchoolPortland6–81,069Public0.7 mi
Tumwater Middle SchoolPortland6–81,003Public2.2 mi
Sunset High SchoolPortland9–121,812Public1.5 mi
Westview High SchoolPortland9–122,423Public1.9 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Busy Hands MontessoriPortlandPre-K–K5Nonsectarian1.8 mi
French International School of OregonPortlandPre-K–8451Nonsectarian3.3 mi
Goodtime Chinese SchoolPortlandPre-K–541Nonsectarian0.5 mi
Oregon Hope Chinese SchoolPortlandPre-K–K10Nonsectarian0.1 mi
Prince of Peace SchoolPortlandPre-K–K30Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod1.2 mi
Goodtime Chinese SchoolPortlandK–537Nonsectarian0.5 mi
St Pius X SchoolPortlandK–8513Roman Catholic1.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Bethany, Cedar Mill, Portland, Beaverton and West Haven-Sylvan.

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