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Selma
OregonCDP
Total population
520
Median home value
$231,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$43,372
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Selma is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 695. As of the 2020 United States census it had a total population of 661. It is located in the ZIP code of 97538.
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Geography
Selma is just southwest of the center of Josephine County, in the valley of Deer Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Illinois River and part of the Rogue River watershed. U.S. Route 199 passes through the center of town, leading south to Cave Junction and northeast to Grants Pass, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Selma CDP has an area of , all of it recorded as land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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
Current forecast
Forecast for Selma, OR from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · Cave Junction · 376 students · 22.1:1 ratio
- Illinois Valley High SchoolHigh · Cave Junction · 320 students · 20:1 ratio
- Lorna Byrne Middle SchoolMiddle · Cave Junction · 307 students · 21.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Oregon
- Kerby5.7 mi away
- Cave Junction8 mi away
- O'Brien14.5 mi away
- New Hope14.5 mi away · pop. 1,296
- Takilma16.5 mi away
- Williams17 mi away · pop. 760
- Grants Pass17.9 mi away · pop. 39,189
- Merlin19 mi away
- Foots Creek25.3 mi away
- Wimer30.5 mi away · pop. 421
- Gold Hill30.7 mi away
- Jacksonville33.1 mi away · pop. 2,991
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 Selma

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library