Tangent is a city in Linn County, Oregon, home to about 1,290 people across 3.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 97389.
Homes sold for a median of $295 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Albany; part is in Tangent
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tangent. 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)76 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA769 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tangent; 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.
Tangent had 1,231 residents in the 2020 census, up 32% since 2000.
It’s the 205th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Linn County grew from 18,603 residents in 1900 to 128,610 in 2020.
Linn County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 43.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Corvallis State Univ, OR weather station (7 miles away).
37,099 jobs at 2,846 businesses in Linn 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 (1 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.
Public schools here are run by Greater Albany Public SD 8J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangent Elementary SchoolTangent | K–5 | 123 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Christian SchoolTangent | K–8 | 39 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.0 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 Albany.
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