Corvallis

City in Benton County, Oregon

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Corvallis is a city in Benton County, Oregon, with 59,922 residents (2020 Census). It sits at 236 ft (72 m) above sea level. The nearest town is Philomath, 4.5 miles SW.

About Corvallis

Corvallis ( kor-VAL-iss) is a city in and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2023 Census Population Estimates, the population was 61,087, making it the 9th most populous city in Oregon. This includes the 24,900 Oregon State University students at the main campus in Corvallis, over 5,250 of whom live in one of 16 residence halls on the main campus. Corvallis is the location of Oregon State University's 420-acre (170 ha) main campus, Samaritan Health Services, a top 10 largest non-profit employer in the state, an 84-acre (34 ha) Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center campus, and a 2,200,000-square-foot (200,000 m2), 197-acre (80 ha) Hewlett Packard research and development campus. Corvallis is a part of the Silicon Forest. Corvallis is the westernmost city in the contiguous 48 states with a population larger than 50,000.

Corvallis is the largest principal city of the Albany–Corvallis–Lebanon CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Corvallis metropolitan area (Benton County) and the Albany–Lebanon micropolitan area (Linn County), which had a combined population of 229,209 at the 2023 U.S. Census Estimates.

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Living in Corvallis

Median household income
$65,012
Median home value
$502,900
Median rent
$1,391/mo
Median age
27.9
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Corvallis, OR population

Corvallis had 59,922 residents in the 2020 Census.

2020 Census59,922
Density4,116 per sq mi (1,589 per km²)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Corvallis at a glance

StateOregon (OR)
CountyBenton County
TypeCity
Population59,922 (2020)
Land area14.56 sq mi (37.7 km²)
Water area0.13 sq mi (0.33 km²)
Elevation236 ft (72 m)
Coordinates44.5699° N, 123.2783° W
ZIP code97331
Official websitecorvallisoregon.gov
Census code (GEOID)4115800

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, ZCTA), USGS GNIS, Wikidata.

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Frequently asked questions about Corvallis

What county is Corvallis in?

Corvallis is in Benton County, Oregon.

What is the population of Corvallis, OR?

59,922 people lived in Corvallis at the 2020 Census.

What is the ZIP code of Corvallis, OR?

The ZIP code of Corvallis is 97331.

What is the elevation of Corvallis?

236 feet (72 m) above sea level.

What towns are near Corvallis?

Philomath (4.5 mi), Adair Village (7.6 mi), Tangent (8.4 mi), Peoria (9.0 mi), Albany (9.8 mi).

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