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Oregon›Benton County

Kings ValleyOR

17 people live in this town, settled in 1855.

Photo of Kings Valley

Kings Valley, OR · Photo: Benton County Historical Society Collection · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Kings Valley a good place to live?

100% of households own their home in Kings Valley, above both Oregon’s towns (65%) and U.S. towns (73%). Kings Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

17 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Kings Valley: who provides what

Kings Valley is unincorporated, so Benton County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerConsumers Power13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBenton CountyBenton County provides services here
SchoolsPhilomath School District 17JWhich 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 hereBenton County Clerk, Elections OfficeBenton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes97361, 9737097361 54% · 97370 46%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 Kings Valley.

Natural hazards

Kings Valley has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Kings Valley comes to 72 of 100. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 35% to earthquakes.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesLandslides

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Kings Valley has mild winters and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 3 inches of snow, with January nights at 35° and July afternoons at 82°.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–48°
Spring40–62°
Summer51–79°
Fall43–65°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Kings Valley is

For adults in Kings Valley, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 29%. Two figures for adults in the town: 72% had a checkup this year, 29% have obesity.

Kings ValleyOregon townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%32%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%72%79%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)29%35%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)29%33%35%
26 measures vs. Oregon
4 better22 too close to call0 worse
What stands outKings ValleyOR
Fewer adults with diabetes9.7%11.2%
Fewer adults with high blood pressure28.9%32.7%
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
In Corvallis · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Nearby attractions

Reser Stadium and 16 more within 40 miles

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

All 40 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Reser Stadium: Zapper258, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yaquina Head Light: $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kings Valley

13pages on Kings Valley
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Kings Valley

About Kings Valley

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Kings Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Luckiamute River and Oregon Route 223, the Kings Valley Highway. As of the 2023 census population estimates it had a population of 147. Kings Valley was named after its first settler, Nahum King, who took out a land claim there in 1846. A flour mill was built in the community in 1853. Kings Valley post office ran from 1855 to 1974. Fort Hoskins Historic Park is nearby, in the former community of Hoskins. The Valley and Siletz Railroad formerly ran through Kings Valley. The K-12 Kings Valley Charter School is located in Kings Valley. The Shrewsbury Renaissance…

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

Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
315 ft
Area code
541

Questions about Kings Valley

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Kings Valley, OR a good place to live?

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