Oregon · Census place 4169600

Springfield, Oregon

Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon with an estimated 61,182 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 10th largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
61,182
#10 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020
-1.1%
-683 people
Land area
15.9 sq mi
Density
3,841 / sq mi
State median 3,097
Orange pin: Springfield. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

Springfield population, 2020 to 2024

Springfield lost 683 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.1%. In the latest year it moved by +51. Among 80 Oregon places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 66th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oregon has 14,915 people, so Springfield is 4.1 times that size.

61.9k202061.9k202161.3k202261.1k202361.2k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 61,875. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Springfield covers 15.93 square miles of land, for 3,841 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Springfield is denser than the typical town.

What county Springfield is in

All of Springfield's residents live in Lane County, which had 382,396 residents in 2024. Springfield holds 16.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Springfield

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Springfield by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97403, 97477, 97478. 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 Springfield is

The Census internal point of Springfield is at 44.053700, -122.980900. Salem, the capital, is 61.2 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Eugene, OR (178,786 people), 6.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
44.053700, -122.980900
DMS
44°03'13.32"N 122°58'51.24"W
UTM
10N 501529.9E 4877837.4N
Geohash
9rbd9e8p3
Plus code
84PV3239+FJ

Daylight in Springfield

At 44.05° N, Springfield 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.

Places near Springfield

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Eugene, 6.9 miles away, with 178,786 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Springfield, OR?

61,182 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 683 (1.1%) from 61,865 in July 2020.

What county is Springfield in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Springfield?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 97403, 97477, 97478.

How far is Springfield from Salem?

61.2 miles (98.5 km) in a straight line, heading N from Springfield.

What is the nearest larger city to Springfield?

Eugene, OR, with 178,786 residents, 6.8 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.