| Myrtle Point, Oregon Myrtle
Point was incorporated in Coos County in 1893. Primarily a farming community,
it was named for the abundant groves of Oregon myrtlewood trees and its prominent
geographical location above the Coquille River.
Distance
to:
Coquille is 9 miles
Bandon is 21 miles
Coos Bay is 26 miles
Roseburg is 57 miles
Eugene is 128 miles
California Border is 168 miles
Portland is 234 miles Myrtle
Point
ZIP Code: 97458 Population:
Click here to see population numbers
from the latest census for Myrtle
Point and other Oregon cities.
Bay Area Climate
Average temperatures:
January
Highs 53 degrees; Lows 39 degrees
July Highs 67 degrees; Lows 53 degrees
Annual precipitation:
62 inches
Elevation:
Myrtle Point
90' Schools:
Myrtle
Point School District 41
Elementary Schools: Myrtle Creek
High Schools: Myrtle Point Southwestern
Oregon Community College: Established in 1961, it serves 14,000 full and part-time
students Libraries:
Myrtle
Point Public Library Transportation:
North Bend Municipal Airport, Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, Greyhound
Bus Lines in Coos Bay, Porter Stage Lines, Coos Bay Public Transit/Dial-a-Ride Utilities:
Myrtle Point City Water Department, Coos-Curry Electric Co-Op Inc., J & L
Sanitation.
Industry:
The area's main industries are timber, construction, fishing, hunting and tourism.
Major components include the City
of Myrtle Point, Myrtle Point Medical Center and Myrtle Point School District. Museums:
Coos County Logging Museum in Myrtle Point
Coos County Fairgrounds Museum
in Myrtle Point Attractions:
• Hoffman Memorial State Wayside
• Coquille
Myrtle Grove State Natural Site
Signature Events:
Coos County
Fair in July - Myrtle Point Farmer's Market.
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