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Welcome to Roseburg ...

The city of Roseburg is located in Douglas County<1> and is the County Seat for Douglas County.

Roseburg was established in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roseburg has a population of 23,425 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Roseburg is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Roseburg: 541 & 458<4>

The ZIP code for Roseburg: 97470<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roseburg had an population of 23,425 people. This is an increase of 10.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roseburg had a population of 21,181 people (or 19.68% of the total population of Douglas County). This makes Roseburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Roseburg represents 0.55% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,181 people, the population of Roseburg increased 5.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 20,017 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Roseburg.

Communities Also Named Roseburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Roseburg - they are located in Indiana (2), Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roseburg.

Websites for Roseburg ...

Official Website:   www.roseburg.rosenet.net/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.roseburgareachamber.org/

Communities near Roseburg ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roseburg. Our list includes 24 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Roseburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roseburg ...

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

Adding Roseburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roseburg 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 Roseburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Roseburg post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roseburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Roseburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roseburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Roseburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Roseburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Roseburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Roseburg or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/