Oregon · Census place 4132050
Happy Valley, Oregon
Happy Valley is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon with an estimated 28,969 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 20th largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 28,969
- #20 of 165 in Oregon
- Change since 2020
- +20.2%
- +4,871 people
- Land area
- 11.9 sq mi
- + 0.06 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,432 / sq mi
- State median 3,097
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Happy Valley population, 2020 to 2024
Happy Valley added 4,871 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +20.2%. In the latest year it moved by +474. Among 80 Oregon places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 2nd; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oregon has 14,915 people, so Happy Valley is 1.9 times that size.
Happy Valley covers 11.91 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 2,432 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Happy Valley is less dense than the typical town.
What county Happy Valley is in
All of Happy Valley's residents live in Clackamas County, which had 425,857 residents in 2024. Happy Valley holds 6.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Happy Valley
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Happy Valley by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97015, 97086, 97089. 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 Happy Valley is
The Census internal point of Happy Valley is at 45.434000, -122.508700. Salem, the capital, is 42.6 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Gresham, OR (111,507 people), 5.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 45.434000, -122.508700
- DMS
- 45°26'2.40"N 122°30'31.32"W
- UTM
- 10N 538428.5E 5031281.5N
- Geohash
- c20fkppbh
- Plus code
- 84QVCFMR+JG
Daylight in Happy Valley
At 45.43° N, Happy Valley gets about 15 h 41 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 43 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 58 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Happy Valley
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Gladstone, 5.3 miles away, with 11,898 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Happy Valley, OR?
28,969 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 4,871 (20.2%) from 24,098 in July 2020.
What county is Happy Valley in?
Clackamas County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Happy Valley?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 97015, 97086, 97089.
How far is Happy Valley from Salem?
42.6 miles (68.5 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Happy Valley.
What is the nearest larger city to Happy Valley?
Gresham, OR, with 111,507 residents, 5.7 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.