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Chiloquin, Oregon
Oregon›Klamath County

ChiloquinOR

A town of 770, settled in 1912.

Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0
Photo of Chiloquin

Chiloquin, OR · Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Chiloquin a good place to live?

Chiloquin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

770 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Chiloquin’s story

114 years in pictures

Census counts: 150 in 1880, 767 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1961 and 3 maps from 1957 on.

  • 1912Chiloquin is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Chiloquin: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Chiloquin, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerPacific Power15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterChiloquin Municipal Water DeptNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers71% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Chiloquin’s trash rules yet
SchoolsKlamath County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Oregon you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereKlamath County Clerk, Elections OfficeKlamath County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code9762497624 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Chiloquin.

Natural hazards

Top of a very high hazard risk in Chiloquin: inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in Chiloquin, 62% come from inland flooding and 17% from avalanches. Compared with 86% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Chiloquin once, in 2020.

86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
86Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Chiloquin’s kids attend

Its two schools are below. Public schools: Klamath County SD. Also worth knowing: 2 public schools serve Chiloquin, with 407 students in all.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Chiloquin Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6Grades K–6227C
Chiloquin High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12Grades 7–12180C−

NCES · EDFacts

Housing

The typical home in Chiloquin is valued at about $288K

In Chiloquin, three in five households own their home. Typical home values rose 1.2% in the year to September 2026.

$288KZillow home value

Typical home value

Chiloquin$288K
Oregon$493K
+1.2%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Compared with most of Oregon and the rest of the country, more of Chiloquin’s residents live below the poverty line

Most people who work leave Chiloquin to do it: just 2% work in town. Of the 143 Oregon towns we compare, none has a lower median household income than Chiloquin. Its average commute stands at 20 minutes, below both the Oregon town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs in Chiloquin grew by 39 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 74.

2%work in town
ChiloquinOregon townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line28%11%9.6%
Median household income$34,000$81,000$80,000
Average trip to work20 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.8%9.8%8%

Where working residents work

In Chiloquin2%
Klamath Falls15%
Altamont7%
Boise City3%
Medford2%
25 mi
median commute distance
74
jobs based in Chiloquin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Chiloquin

The range runs from 21° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 61 inches of snow a winter.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–41°
Spring30–57°
Summer43–81°
Fall31–62°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Chiloquin have diabetes than in the typical Oregon or U.S. town

For adults in Chiloquin, the share who binge drink is 14%. In Chiloquin, 42% of adults have high blood pressure, against 33% in Oregon’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Chiloquin.

ChiloquinOregon townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)19%15%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%11%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%13%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)28%20%19%
26 measures vs. Oregon
0 better11 too close to call15 worse
What stands outChiloquinOR
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.6%12.5%
More smokers19.2%12%
More adults who have had a stroke5.2%3.3%
Sky Lakes Medical Center
22.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Chiloquin is conserved land

Trails run 0.4 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Chiloquin: one, of 3 acres. The density of trails for Chiloquin comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 520 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Chiloquin City Park—3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Crater Lake National Park and 3 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chiloquin. Close and well known come first.

All 10 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Crater Lake National Park: Zainubrazvi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Mazama: Semionk (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Train Mountain Railroad: Tom703, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Collier Memorial State Park: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chiloquin

18pages on Chiloquin
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Chiloquin; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Chiloquin for work

Where Chiloquin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Klamath Falls Klamath Falls 15% 7% → Altamont Altamont 7% 3% → Boise City Boise City 3% 2% → Medford Medford 2% 2% → Wilsonville Wilsonville 2% 1% → Ashland Ashland 1% Chiloquin · 2% stay
74jobs based in Chiloquin
2%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Chiloquin

City in Oregon, United States

Official town website ↗

Chiloquin ( CHIL-ə-kwin) (Klamath: mbosaksawaas, "flint place" ) is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Chiloquin was the pioneer version of a Klamath family name Chaloquin, which was the name of a Klamath chief who was alive at the time of the treaty of 1864. Southern Pacific records also show that a woman named Bessie Chiloquin deeded a right-of-way through the area to the railroad on February 14, 1914. As of the 2020 census, Chiloquin had a population of 767.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1926
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
4,199 ft
ZIP code
97624
Area code
541

Questions about Chiloquin

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Chiloquin, OR a good place to live?

Chiloquin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.