Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, home to about 20,307 people across 4.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97140.
Homes sold for a median of $322 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Sherwood; also Bull Mountain and Wilsonville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sherwood. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Airport (PDX)21 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA817 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sherwood; 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.
Sherwood had 20,450 residents in the 2020 census, up 73% since 2000.
It’s the 33rd largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Washington County grew from 14,467 residents in 1900 to 600,372 in 2020.
Washington County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 44.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rex 1 S, OR weather station (4 miles away).
307,351 jobs at 16,355 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
167 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sherwood.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 20 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 23 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 24 |
| Mental health providers | 47 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 33 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Parks (15 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Established in 1889.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Sherwood SD 88J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks View Elementary SchoolSherwood | Pre-K–5 | 457 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Middleton Elementary SchoolSherwood | Pre-K–5 | 395 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Ridges Elementary SchoolSherwood | Pre-K–5 | 635 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Archer Glen Elementary SchoolSherwood | K–5 | 308 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Sherwood Charter SchoolSherwood | K–8 | 222 | Charter | 0.8 mi |
| Sherwood Middle SchoolSherwood | 6–8 | 1,112 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Sherwood High SchoolSherwood | 9–12 | 1,668 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smockville Montessori SchoolSherwood | Pre-K–K | 1 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| St Francis SchoolSherwood | Pre-K–8 | 170 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
| Victory AcademySherwood | Ungraded | 75 | Nonsectarian | 3.5 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 Bull Mountain and Wilsonville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.