Welcome to Klamath Falls ...

The city of Klamath Falls is located in Klamath County<1> and is the County Seat for Klamath County.

The pronunciation of Klamath Falls: CLAM-ath<2>

Klamath Falls was established in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Klamath Falls has a population of 21,902 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Klamath Falls is 4,090 feet [1,247 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Klamath Falls is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Klamath Falls lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Klamath Falls: (541) and (458)<5>

The ZIP code for Klamath Falls: 97601<6>

Websites for Klamath Falls ...

Official Website:   www.ci.klamath-falls.or.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.klamath.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Klamath Falls had an population of 21,902 people. This is an increase of 5.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Klamath Falls had a population of 20,840 people (or 31.39% of the total population of Klamath County). This makes Klamath Falls the county's most populous community.

The population of Klamath Falls represents 0.54% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 25th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,840 people, the population of Klamath Falls increased 7.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 19,462 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Klamath Falls.

Communities near Klamath Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Klamath Falls.

• Dorris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
  • Dorris is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorris <7>
• Merrill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <7>
• Bonanza
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Bonanza is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonanza <7>
• Pine Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County
• Midland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <7>
• Keno
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Keno is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keno <7>
• Dairy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
  • Dairy is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dairy <7>
• Worden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Klamath County
• White Lake City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake City
  • White Lake City is located in Klamath County
• Sprague River
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague River
  • Sprague River is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague River <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Klamath Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Klamath Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Klamath Falls. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Klamath Falls.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Klamath Falls. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Klamath Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klamath Falls ...

Looking for more information about Klamath Falls? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Klamath Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Klamath Falls.

Adding Klamath Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Klamath Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Klamath Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Klamath Falls post office opened in 1892.

We also found Klamath Falls on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klamath Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Klamath Falls: www.ci.klamath-falls.or.us/

The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/