Myrtle Creek, Oregon

About Myrtle Creek

Myrtle Creek is a small town in southwestern Oregon with an estimated population of 3,498.

Myrtle Creek holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.5 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,399 residents per square mile.

📰 Myrtle Creek News Today

• Teen dead another critically hurt after stabbing in home in SW Oregon KATU · Sep 15
• Teen killed, another critically hurt in Myrtle Creek stabbing on NE Laurel Avenue KPIC · Sep 15
• Myrtle Creek Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Fatal stabbing in Myrtle Creek leaves one teen dead KDRV · Sep 15
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Myrtle Creek, Oregon - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Myrtle Creek Unique

• The only place in America named Myrtle Creek — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Myrtle Creek

• Abby's Legendary Pizza — pizza
• Tommy's All American Burgers — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Myrtle Creek

• Evergreen Park reviews ★
• Millsite Park reviews ★
• Myrtle Creek Memorial Park reviews ★
• North Myrtle Park reviews ★
• Stinebaugh Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Myrtle Creek

• Coffenberry Middle School
• Myrtle Creek Elementary School
• South Umpqua High School
• South Umpqua Online Academy
• Tri City Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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