Days Creek Oregon Map

About Days Creek, Oregon

Days Creek is a locality in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 271. The population density is 44.4 people per km². Days Creek is located at 42.9723°N, 123.1723°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 97417, 97429.

Days Creek anchors itself in a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of the South Umpqua River as it carves through the terrain. It lies 18.9 miles south-southeast of Roseburg, OR (from Roseburg, OR: bearing 153°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of Tri-City. The air here holds the damp, heavy scent of Douglas fir and salal, a reminder that the Klamath Mountains loom thirty-seven miles to the south, casting a long, protective shadow over the valley floor. To the north, the topography rises in steep, timbered ridges, while the nearby Stinger Gulch creates a narrow, shadowed artery that drains the highland runoff. The light in Days Creek shifts with a profound clarity, turning from a sharp, morning gold to a muted, slate gray as the sun dips behind the canopy, leaving the valley in a cool, quiet stillness that feels detached from the rush of the outside world.

Economic life in Days Creek has long been tethered to the timber and soil, a tradition that persists in the steady, industrial hum of the local mills and the careful maintenance of the surrounding forestlands. Residents recognize the value of the protected South Umpqua WSR, which ensures that the river remains a wild, vital presence for those who live along its banks. History here is marked by the labor of those who cleared the land and built the foundations of the settlement, leaving a legacy that is still evident in the modest architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of daily work. While Pearson Log Pond sits five miles away as a quiet testament to the region's logging heritage, and the distant roar of Cavitt Falls marks the rugged nature of the backcountry, the true character of Days Creek remains rooted in this quiet, inland isolation where the seasons dictate the rhythm of the day.

About This Days Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Days Creek, Oregon. Coordinates: 42.972341, -123.172283. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Days Creek includes the ZIP code (97417, 97429), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Douglas County (Roseburg), and school district assignment (Douglas County SD 15).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.