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Damascus
OregonCDP
Total population
11,437
Median home value
$653,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$122,500
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Damascus, a small census-designated community in Oregon, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Damascus maps to 45.426°, -122.443° — squarely within the temperate belt. Around 11,437 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,339 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as about 45.6 km². Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. At 251 people per km², the census-designated community shows an average residential density. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves67,768
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves63,167
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves49,689
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves48,564
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves46,274
- Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves44,968
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves43,722
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves43,279
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Oregon City Senior High SchoolHigh · Oregon City · 1,931 students · 25.1:1 ratio
- West Linn High SchoolHigh · West Linn · 1,905 students · 23.2:1 ratio
- Sandy High SchoolHigh · Sandy · 1,440 students · 27.2:1 ratio
- Adrienne C. Nelson High SchoolHigh · Happy Valley · 1,382 students · 27.1:1 ratio
- Clackamas High SchoolHigh · Clackamas · 1,224 students · 25:1 ratio
- Summit Learning CharterOther · Eagle Creek · 1,181 students · 51.3:1 ratio
- Putnam High SchoolHigh · Milwaukie · 1,106 students · 25.1:1 ratio
- Happy Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · Happy Valley · 1,021 students · 21.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.75 — 2026-09-0520 km E of Castle Rock, Washington
- M 2.61 — 2026-07-3118 km NE of Amboy, Washington
- M 3.18 — 2025-11-235 km SE of Amity, Oregon
- M 2.66 — 2024-08-3014 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon
- M 2.99 — 2024-01-0533 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
- M 3.09 — 2023-11-244 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Oregon
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Damascus


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library