Rufus is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, home to about 212 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97050.
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Airport (PDX)90 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (YKM)61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA816 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rufus; 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.
Rufus had 268 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 351st largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Sherman County grew from 3,477 residents in 1900 to 1,870 in 2020.
Sherman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 16.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 27 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Goldendale, WA weather station (9 miles away).
515 jobs at 63 businesses in Sherman 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 (2 nearby)
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.
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