Jacksonville Oregon Map

About Jacksonville, Oregon

Jacksonville is a locality in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,020. The population density is 616.3 people per km². Jacksonville is located at 42.3135°N, 122.9670°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Jacksonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97530.

Jacksonville holds a quiet prominence within the rugged contours of Rich Gulch, where the earth still remembers the frantic ambition of those who first broke its surface. It lies 4.8 miles west of Medford, OR (from Medford, OR: bearing 259°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-southwest of Central Point. The landscape surrounding Jacksonville is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Daisy Creek, which carves a path through the terrain as it meanders toward the broader basin. To the distant horizon, the Klamath Mountains rise in jagged, hazy silhouettes, anchoring the view while Martin Reservoir remains tucked into the nearby folds of the land, its still water mirroring the changing sky. In Doc Griffin Park, the air carries the scent of dry grass and sun-warmed pine, a reminder of the inland climate that shifts from the crisp promise of morning to the long, golden stillness of the afternoon.

Gold dust once pulled thousands to these hills, and while the fervor of the mines has long since cooled, the brick facades and iron-shuttered windows of Jacksonville remain as tangible echoes of that transformative era. The economy has shifted from the extraction of ore to the cultivation of a slower, more deliberate life, where the preservation of heritage serves as the primary industry. Visitors walk the same paths once trod by prospectors, though the noise of the sluice box has been replaced by the quiet rustle of leaves and the distant murmur of life in the valley. Ten miles away, the power of Ti'lomikh Falls persists as a natural landmark, a stark contrast to the human-made architecture that keeps Jacksonville grounded in the stories of its founding. Life here moves with the sun, marked by the simple, enduring rhythm of a place that has learned to value its own history as much as its future.

About This Jacksonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jacksonville, Oregon. Coordinates: 42.313458, -122.966986. 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 Jacksonville includes the ZIP code (97530), telephone area code (541), county seat of Jackson County (Medford), and school district assignment (Medford School District 549).

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.