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LOCATION
The Coos Bay, Oregon area is located on the Pacific Oregon Coast midway between San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington. Known as Oregon's Bay Area, Coos Bay, North Bend, and Charleston are approximately 115 miles from Eugene, which is Oregon's second largest city. Coos Bay is only a 20 minute ride away from Bandon, Oregon, home of the World class Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
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CLIMATE
Coos County has a mild marine climate with average rainfall of 63.48 inches per year. Most of the rain falls in November, December and January with averages of approximately 10 inches per month. Temperatures range from annual mean highs of 59.5 to annual mean lows of 45.5 degrees. Elevation in the Coos County area ranges from sea level to 400 feet above sea level.
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CITIES
Coos Bay and North Bend are the only two incorporated cities within Oregon's Bay Area, They are adjacent. Charleston is an unincorporated area to the southwest.
The City of Coos Bay is the largest of these cities with a current population of 15,470. It includes the communities of old town Marshfield, Empire and Eastside.
The City of North Bend with the magnificent McCullough Bridge, is located at the north bend of the Coos Bay channel, hence its name. It has a population of 9,370.
Located at the entrance to the bay (Coos Bay), Charleston is the area's largest commercial and sport fishing center.
Coos County (including Oregon's Bay Area), has a population of 62,950.
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HOUSING
A typical three-bedroom, two bath home with a double garage, located within an urban area, sells for approximately $123,800. This price has been steadily rising as more and more people are discovering the Oregon Bay Area. Rental housing ranges from $500 to $1000 per month for a three-bedroom house.
Oregon's Bay Area Chamber of Commerce provides this list of Real Estate Professionals and Property Managers .
Seniors have many living choices. There are assisted Living & Nursing Facilities as well as independent living facilities.
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TAXES
Average Taxes for Oregon's Bay Area and Surrounding Communities. Oregon has no sales tax, but does have a State income tax. Oregon property taxes apply to privately owned real property such as land, homes, farms, stores, factories, warehouses and commercial offices.
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ECONOMY
Wood products, commercial fishing and shipping have historically been the mainstays of the Bay Area's economy. More recently, government employment, agriculture and tourism have become increasingly important.
Economic Statistics as well as demographic profiles and job openings and career opportunities for the Counties of Coos and Curry (region 7 of the State of Oregon.)
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PORT
Coos Bay is the largest coastal harbor between San Francisco and the Puget Sound, and is Oregon's second busiest maritime port. Oregon International Port of Coos Bay
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CHURCHES
There are over fifty churches of various denominations in the area. Church directory.
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LIBRARIES
There are three in the Bay Area -- the North Bend Public Library , the Coos Bay Public Library , and the Southwestern Oregon Community College Library . All of the libraries in Coos County (seven in total) are allowed to access materials from each other through The Coos Library Service District ,
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UTILITIES
Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board (541) 267-3128 serves residential and business users in the two cities and some outlying areas.
Verizon Communications (800) 483-4000 provides telephone service, phone systems, Internet access, and long distance service.
Charter Communications (866) 731-5420 offers a total of 62 broadcast, satellite, premium movie and pay-per-view channels, packaged in a variety of tiers. They also offer CD-quality music 24-hours per day and the Charter Pipeline, a broadband Internet system.
UNICOM (800) 342-4124, provides Internet services, ADSL services, web design services and local and long distance telephone service.
Pacific Power (888) 221-7070 provides electricity to residential, commercial and industrial users.
Coos Bay Sanitary Service (541) 267-6675 and North Bend Sanitation (541) 756-5211 provide garbage disposal and recycling services.
Northwest Natural (541) 267-5655 provides natural.
Basset-Hyland Energy Company (800) 452-3206 or (541) 267-2107, Dedicated Fuels (800) 775-3426 or (541) 756-3426, Ferrell Gas (800) 399-4522 or (541) 888-2636, Dedicated Fuels Sheridan Ave. (800) 662-7925 or (541) 756-6216 and Ron's Oil Company (541) 396-5571. are providers of propane and heating oil.
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HEALTH CARE
Bay Area Hospital (541) 269-8111 a 172-bed publicly owned acute care facility is the largest on the Oregon Coast and serves as a regional referral center. The hospital has a medical staff of 100 physicians, offer a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic services, New and expanded medical services include laser treatments, MRI, CT, mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and laparoscopy procedures. The expanded Radiation Therapy Center provides cancer patients with radiation treatments, surgical intervention and chemotherapy.
Other medical facilities, such as the Bay Clinic and North Bend Medical Center.
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EDUCATION
Coos Bay School District #9 (541) 267-3104 and North Bend School District #13 (541) 756-2521 serve the Bay Area primary and secondary students.
Kingsview Christian School , Lighthouse Charter School , Oregon Coast Technology School , CE2 , Destinations and Resource Link provide alternative educational opportunities
Preschools in North Bend and Preschools in Coos Bay.
Southwestern Oregon Community College (800) 962-2838 is the area's higher education center serving Coos, Curry and western Douglas Counties.
University Center at (541) 888-1510. can coordinate satellite classes offered through extension programs of Linfield College , Southern Oregon University , Eastern Oregon University and Oregon State University . University of Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (541) 888-2581 located in Charleston, conducts research and offers courses in marine biology and related fields.
South Coast Education Service District (541) 269-1611 offers public school districts and their students a variety of special programs and services.
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TRANSPORTATION
Coos County Area Transit (541) 267-7111 offers local bus service on a prescribed route throughout the area with connecting service going as far south as Brookings. Dial-a-Ride offers on-call service with 24 hour notice required. Taxi and Rental Car service is available within the community. Porter Stage Lines (541) 269-7183 provides bus service to and from the area.
Horizon Airlines (541) 756-2170. is the area's major airline carrier North Bend Airport is southwestern Oregon's regional air terminal
Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (800) 357-5966, and the Union Pacific Railroad or Burlington Northern in Eugene provide commercial rail service from the Coos Bay/North Bend area to the entire nation.
Amtrak (800) 872-7245 passenger service is located in Eugene.
Inter-City Truck Service is available from motor freight firms that maintain service from the Bay Area
Truck Rental is available.
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BUSINESS LICENSES
City of Coos Bay Planning Department (541) 269-8918
City of North Bend Planning Department (541) 756-8525 - Matt Whitty For all properties outside the Coos Bay and North Bend city limits, contact:
Coos County Planning Department (541) 396-3121 ext.210
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MEDIA
The World (541) 269-1222, is the only daily (except Sunday) newspaper on the south coast.
The South Coast Shopper is a weekly advertising publication.
The Register Guard is published in Eugene, Oregon and is available for home delivery and at news stands. Other monthly and/or seasonal cultural and recreational publications are distributed throughout the area.
Bicoastal Media ( 541) 267-2121 and KDCQ (541) 269-0935 are two of twelve locally-based radio stations
KCBY-TV, Channel 11 (Cable 4 ), (541) 888-3460 is the local news and event TV station
Broadcast Services, Channel 14 is a public channel covering government and education. KOBI, Channels 5, 30 & 36 from Medford a nd KEZI, Channel 9 from Eugene also cover the Coast.
Charter Communications (866) 731-5420 offers a total of 62 broadcast, satellite, premium movie and pay-per-view channels, packaged in a variety of tiers as well as CD quality broadcast music.
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CULTURE
The Bay Area Chamber web site culture section describes several museums, live theatres and art galleries.
The Community Calendar lists dates for local events.
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RECREATION
The Bay Area Chamber web site adventure section is a wonderful listing of what there is to do in the Oregon Bay Area.
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OREGON DRIVER'S LICENSE
Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (541) 269-9717 local office is at 1155 S. 5th Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420.
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EMPLOYMENT
Oregon Employment Department (541) 756-5700 is located at 2075 Sheridan Ave., North Bend, OR 97459.
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GOVERNMENT
City of Coos Bay (541) 269-1181 is located at 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Coos Bay has it's own fire and police department.
City of North Bend (541) 756-8500 is located at 835 California St. PO Box B, North Bend, OR 97459. North Bend has it's own fire and police department.
Coos County Offices (541) 396-2121 are located at the Coos County Courthouse, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423 . Three full-time Commissioners, elected at large, constitute the governing body of Coos County.
U.S. Coast Guard , Bureau of Land Management , Oregon State Parks and Recreation , Oregon State Police all have offices in Oregon's Bay Area.
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and the Coquille Indian Tribe are tribal governments with offices in the Coos Bay Area.
State of Oregon current elected Bay Area legislative officials:
State Representative Wayne Krieger (R-Gold Beach)
E-mail: rep.waynekrieger@state.or.us
www.leg.state.or.us/krieger
Senator Jeff Kruse (R-Coos Bay)
E-mail: sen.jeffkruse@state.or.us
www.leg.state.or.us/kruse
Senator Joanne Verger (D-Coos Bay)
E-mail: sen.joanneverger@state.or.us
www.leg.state.or.us/verger
Governor Ted Kulongoski
E-mail: representative.citizen@state.or.us
http://governor.oregon.gov
United States current elected Bay Area legislative officials:
Senator Gordon Smith (R)
E-mail: oregon@gsmith.senate.gov
www.senate.gov/~gsmith
Senator Ron Wyden (D)
E-mail: senator@wyden.senate.gov
www.senate.gov/~wyden
4 th District Congressman Peter DeFazio (D)
E-mail: peter.defazio@mail.house.gov
www.house.gov/defazio
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