Welcome to Grants Pass ...

The city of Grants Pass is located in Josephine County<1> and is the County Seat for Josephine County.

Grants Pass was established in 1865.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grants Pass has a population of 38,262 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Grants Pass is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Grants Pass: (541) & (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Grants Pass: 97526<5>

Websites for Grants Pass ...

Official Website:   www.ci.grants-pass.or.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.grantspasschamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grants Pass had an population of 38,262 people. This is an increase of 10.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 66.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grants Pass had a population of 34,533 people (or 41.67% of the total population of Josephine County). This makes Grants Pass the county's most populous community.

The population of Grants Pass represents 0.9% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 34,533 people, the population of Grants Pass increased 50.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 23,003 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grants Pass.

Communities near Grants Pass ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grants Pass.

• Rogue River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
  • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <7>
• Gold Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <7>
• New Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Josephine County
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <7>
• Merlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
  • Merlin is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merlin <7>
• Wilderville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
  • Wilderville is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilderville <7>
• Three Pines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
  • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
• Hugo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Josephine County
• Provolt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provolt
  • Provolt is located in Jackson County
• Wimer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
  • Wimer is located in Jackson County

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 Grants Pass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grants Pass.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grants Pass. 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 Grants Pass.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grants Pass. Our list includes 22 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Grants Pass.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grants Pass ...

Looking for more information about Grants Pass? 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 Grants Pass, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grants Pass.

Adding Grants Pass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Grants Pass post office opened in 1865.

We also found Grants Pass in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grants Pass.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grants Pass: www.ci.grants-pass.or.us/

The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/

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