Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 29 min5:20 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:35 am – 4:28 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 41°F, lows 23°F9 in of rain a year, on about 29 dayswettest month December11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days17 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bend 7 Ne station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksDry River Trailheadtrailhead · 4.8 miBadlands Rock Trailheadtrailhead · 5.0 miHorse Buttepeak · 4.6 miBear Creek Buttespeak · 5.4 miZell Pondlake · 5.3 miReynolds Pondlake · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDeschutes National Forestnational forest · 3.1 mi · 1,612,322 acresPilot Butte State Scenic Viewpointstate recreation area · 17.2 mi · 121 acresRedmond-Bend Juniper State Scenic Corridorstate recreation area · 19.3 mi · 337 acresOchoco Reservoir Public Fishing Areanational conservation area · 23.8 miOchoco National Forestnational forest · 27.6 mi · 613,632 acresCrooked River National Grasslandnational grassland · 28.7 mi · 115,002 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDeschutes County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025326 of 365 days measured36 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 23, worst day 153main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Deschutes County monitors, OR
Drinking waterCity of Bendserves 77,704 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202118 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,639 ft1,109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Charles Medical Center17.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM20 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX137 miUS highwayUS 206.0 miAmtrakChemult, OR CMO69 miCoachBend Hawthorne StationPacific Crest Bus Lines18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97709 ZIP area.
