Oregon · Census place 4103300

Aurora, Oregon

Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon with an estimated 1,122 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 157th largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,122; #157 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020: -1.8%; -20 people
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Density: 2,338 / sq mi; State median 3,097

Orange pin: Aurora. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

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Aurora population, 2020 to 2024

Aurora lost 20 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.8%. In the latest year it moved by -3.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,141. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Aurora covers 0.48 square miles of land, for 2,338 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Aurora is less dense than the typical town.

What county Aurora is in

All of Aurora's residents live in Marion County, which had 352,867 residents in 2024. Aurora holds 0.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Aurora

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Aurora by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97002. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Aurora is

The Census internal point of Aurora is at 45.228300, -122.757200. Salem, the capital, is 24.0 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hubbard, OR (3,402 people), 4.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Portland, OR, 21.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 45.228300, -122.757200
DMS: 45°13'41.88"N 122°45'25.92"W
UTM: 10N 519060.2E 5008340.8N
Geohash: c209q9dcv
Plus code: 84QV66HV+84

Daylight in Aurora

At 45.23° N, Aurora gets about 15 h 39 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 55 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Aurora

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Donald, 4.0 miles away, with 1,013 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Aurora, OR?

1,122 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 20 (1.8%) from 1,142 in July 2020.

What county is Aurora in?

Marion County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Aurora?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 97002.

How far is Aurora from Salem?

24.0 miles (38.6 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Aurora.

What is the nearest larger city to Aurora?

Hubbard, OR, with 3,402 residents, 4.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.