Coos Bay, Oregon

Oregon's Bay Area is comprised of the communities of Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston. They are located in Coos County and edge the Pacific Ocean and surround Coos Bay, Oregon's largest natural deep water port. 

Distance to Eugene is 115 miles, Portland is 212 miles and the California border is 110 miles.

Coos Bay
Incorporated 1874 as Marshfield and changed its name to Coos Bay in 1944
ZIP Code: 97420

Average temperatures:
January Highs 52 degrees; Lows 39 degrees
July Highs 64 degrees; Lows 52 degrees
Annual precipitation:
63.48 inches
Elevation:
Coos Bay:10' North Bend 16'

Schools:
Coos Bay School District 9
    Elementary Schools: Blossom Gulch, Bunker Hill, Charleston, Eastside, Madison Milner Crest
    Middle Schools: Millicoma, Sunset High School: Marshfield

North Bend School District 13
    Elementary Schools: Bangor, Hillcrest, North Bay
    North Bend Junior High
    North Bend High School

Southwestern Oregon Community College: Established in 1961, it serves 14,000 full and part-time students

University of Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston

Libraries:
Coos Bay Public Library; North Bend Public Library; 

Transportation:
North Bend Municipal Airport, Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, Greyhound Bus Lines, Porter Stage Lines, Coos Bay Public Transit/Dial-a-Ride

Utilities:
Pacific Power, Coos Bay/North Bend Water Board

Industry:
The area's main industries are timber, fisheries, maritime industry and tourism. Major components include the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Charleston Marina Complex, Coos County Business Enterprise Center, North Bend Municipal Airport, BLM, The Mill Casino, and Bay Area Hospital.

Museums:
Coos Art Museum; Coos County Historical Society Museum, Marshfield Sun Printing Museum

Attractions:
Coos Bay has many city parks including Mingus Park in the heart of downtown, a county park at Bastendorff Beach and the state parks of Shore Acres, Sunset Beach and Cape Arago nearby.

The Sough Slough Natural Estuarine Research Reserve is near Charleston and North Bend has 8 city parks and is the gateway to the Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area. The North Spit of Coos Bay is a great place to whale watch and view commercial vessels...including the remnants of the wrecked New Carissa.

Golfing includes two public courses, Kentuck and Sunset Bay, and a private course, Coos Country Club. The area's parks include tennis courts, Flying Disc courses, public swimming pools and family picnic areas.

Signature Events:
February-Charleston Merchant's Crab Feed; March-South Coast Dixieland Clambake Jazz Festival; May-Mother's Day Rhododendron Sunday; June-Father's Day Rose Sunday; July-Fireworks in  Mingus Park and The Mill Casino; July-Oregon Coast Music Festival; August-Charleston Seafood Festival; August-Blackberry Arts Festival; September-Oregon Coast Air Shoe, Bay Area Fun Festival, Prefontaine Run and A Sea of Quilts Show;  Nov&Dec.-Shore Acres Holiday Lights and Open House.