Oregon · Census place 4123850

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is a city in Lane County, Oregon with an estimated 178,786 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 3rd largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
178,786
#3 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020
+0.2%
+350 people
Land area
44.5 sq mi
+ 0.07 sq mi water
Density
4,019 / sq mi
State median 3,097
Orange pin: Eugene. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

Eugene population, 2020 to 2024

Eugene added 350 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +100. Among 80 Oregon places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 50th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oregon has 14,915 people, so Eugene is 12.0 times that size.

178.4k2020180.1k2021182.1k2022178.7k2023178.8k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 177,254. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Eugene covers 44.49 square miles of land and 0.07 of water, for 4,019 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Eugene is denser than the typical town.

What county Eugene is in

All of Eugene's residents live in Lane County, which had 382,396 residents in 2024. Eugene holds 46.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Eugene

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Eugene by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97401, 97402, 97403, 97404, 97405. 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 Eugene is

The Census internal point of Eugene is at 44.056800, -123.119000. Salem, the capital, is 61.1 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Salem, OR (180,406 people), 60.1 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 125 m (410 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal
44.056800, -123.119000
DMS
44°03'24.48"N 123°07'8.40"W
UTM
10N 490468.4E 4878188.4N
Geohash
9rb6wk73r
Plus code
84PR3V4J+P9
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles

Daylight in Eugene

At 44.06° N, Eugene gets about 15 h 30 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 53 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 37 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Eugene daylight page.

Places near Eugene

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Coburg, 6.4 miles away, with 1,348 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Eugene, OR?

178,786 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 350 (0.2%) from 178,436 in July 2020.

What county is Eugene in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Eugene?

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 97401, 97402, 97403, 97404, 97405.

How far is Eugene from Salem?

61.1 miles (98.3 km) in a straight line, heading N from Eugene.

What is the nearest larger city to Eugene?

Salem, OR, with 180,406 residents, 60.1 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)
  5. 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)

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