Town guide

Sweet Home, Oregon

Sweet Home is a city in Linn County, Oregon, home to about 10,078 people across 5.3 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 97345 and 97386.

Homes sold for a median of $369 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population10,0781,902 per sq mi
Median home value$273,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$369Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking13%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Sweet Home

2 ZIP codes

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Around Sweet Home

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Airport (PDX)82 miles away
Closer regional airportEugene Airport (EUG)31 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Portland, OR79 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA753 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sweet Home

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

Sweet Home had 9,828 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.

It’s the 69th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.

Linn County grew from 18,603 residents in 1900 to 128,610 in 2020.

Sweet Home population by census2000: 8,016, 2010: 8,925, 2020: 9,8288,01620008,92520109,8282020

Linn County, 1900–2020

Linn County population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,603, 1910: 22,662, 1920: 24,550, 1930: 24,700, 1940: 30,485, 1950: 54,317, 1960: 58,867, 1970: 71,914, 1980: 89,495, 1990: 91,227, 2000: 103,069, 2010: 116,672, 2020: 128,61019K’00’1025K’20’3030K’40’5059K’60’7089K’80’90103K’00’10129K’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 54.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sweet HomeJan: high 48°F, low 34°F, 7.2 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 35°F, 5.6 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 37°F, 6.3 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 40°F, 5.4 in; May: high 67°F, low 44°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 48°F, 2.5 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 51°F, 0.5 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 50°F, 0.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 47°F, 2 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 42°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 38°F, 7.6 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 34°F, 8.4 in48°34°Jan7.251°35°Feb5.656°37°Mar6.360°40°Apr5.467°44°May3.873°48°Jun2.582°51°Jul0.583°50°Aug0.676°47°Sep2.064°42°Oct4.653°38°Nov7.647°34°Dec8.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Foster Dam, OR weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Linn County

37,099 jobs at 2,846 businesses in Linn County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Linn CountyManufacturing: 6,347 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,772 jobs; Retail trade: 5,717 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,676 jobs; Construction: 3,586 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,195 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,655 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,538 jobsManufacturing 17% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 10% Transportation and warehousing 9% Wholesale trade 5% Administrative and support 4%

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

Health care

39 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sweet Home’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Samaritan Lebanon Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lebanon14.0 miles
  • Samaritan Albany General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Albany25.3 miles
  • Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Springfield26.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors9
Specialist doctors1
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers14
Physical and occupational therapists1
Optometrists1
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies5

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 Sweet Home

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Quarry Park · 153 acres1.2 mi
  • Hobart Natural Area · 23 acres0.8 mi
  • Outdoor Event Center · 20 acres1.2 mi
  • Sankey Park · 16 acres0.4 mi
  • Northside Park · 3 acres0.6 mi
  • Strawberry Park · 3 acres1.1 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Safeway0.2 mi
  • Sweet Home Thriftway0.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Sweet Home Public Library0.3 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • East Linn Museum0.7 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1893.

Notable people born here

  • Joe Kent (1980) · American former federal intelligence official, political candidate, army officer

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Sweet Home

Public schools here are run by Sweet Home SD 55. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Foster Elementary SchoolFosterK–6277Public2.7 mi
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolSweet HomeK–6260Public0.7 mi
Holley Elementary SchoolSweet HomeK–6157Public4.0 mi
Oak Heights Elementary SchoolSweet HomeK–6303Public0.9 mi
Sweet Home Charter SchoolSweet HomeK–6142Charter4.0 mi
Sweet Home Junior High SchoolSweet Home7–8358Public0.3 mi
Sweet Home High SchoolSweet Home9–12752Public0.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Holley, Crawfordsville and Cascadia.

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