About Melrose
Melrose is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Oregon.
Officially, Melrose is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.35 square miles.
📰 Melrose News Today
- Patricia Melrose Obituary (11/26/1924 - 02/23/2026) - Lake Oswego, OR OregonLive.com · Mar 13
- Patricia Melrose Obituary - Tigard, OR Dignity Memorial · Feb 23
- Roseburg man charged w/ murder of 11-month-old son after body found in South Umpqua River KPIC · Mar 16
- Dutch Bros to open first drive-thru coffee location in Chicago suburbs NBC Chicago · Feb 20
- Melrose, Oregon Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 19
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What Makes Melrose Unique
- One of 7 places in the US named Melrose — but the Oregon one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.35 sq mi
Coordinates43.2529, -123.4575