Silver Lake is a community in Lake County, Oregon, home to about 206 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97638.
Homes sold for a median of $228 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Silver Lake. 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)187 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Roberts Field (RDM)77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR185 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA645 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Silver Lake; 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.
Silver Lake had 159 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2010.
It’s the 356th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Lake County grew from 2,847 residents in 1900 to 8,160 in 2020.
Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 10.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Silver Lake Rs, OR weather station (3 miles away).
1,399 jobs at 187 businesses in Lake 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 Silver Lake.
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by North Lake SD 14. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lake SchoolSilver Lake | K–12 | 228 | Public | 8.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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