Oregon · Census place 4112400

Central Point, Oregon

Central Point is a city in Jackson County, Oregon with an estimated 19,128 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 33rd largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
19,128
#33 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020
+0.2%
+29 people
Land area
4.0 sq mi
Density
4,735 / sq mi
State median 3,097
Orange pin: Central Point. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

Central Point population, 2020 to 2024

Central Point added 29 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.2%. In the latest year it moved by -86. Among 80 Oregon places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 51st; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oregon has 14,915 people, so Central Point is 1.3 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 19,025. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Central Point covers 4.04 square miles of land, for 4,735 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Central Point is denser than the typical town.

What county Central Point is in

All of Central Point's residents live in Jackson County, which had 221,331 residents in 2024. Central Point holds 8.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Central Point

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Central Point by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97502. 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 Central Point is

The Census internal point of Central Point is at 42.376500, -122.910500. Salem, the capital, is 177.2 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Medford, OR (86,301 people), 4.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Eugene, OR, 116.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.376500, -122.910500
DMS
42°22'35.40"N 122°54'37.80"W
UTM
10N 507368.3E 4691583.8N
Geohash
9r89547m1
Plus code
84JV93GQ+JQ

Daylight in Central Point

At 42.38° N, Central Point gets about 15 h 17 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Central Point

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Medford, 4.1 miles away, with 86,301 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Central Point, OR?

19,128 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 29 (0.2%) from 19,099 in July 2020.

What county is Central Point in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Central Point?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 97502.

How far is Central Point from Salem?

177.2 miles (285.1 km) in a straight line, heading N from Central Point.

What is the nearest larger city to Central Point?

Medford, OR, with 86,301 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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