Saunders Lake, Oregon

Saunders Lake, Oregon
Saunders Lake is located in Oregon
Saunders Lake
Saunders Lake
Saunders Lake is located in the United States
Saunders Lake
Saunders Lake
Coordinates: 43°31′16″N 124°12′38″W / 43.52111°N 124.21056°W / 43.52111; -124.21056
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCoos
Area
 • Total2.95 sq mi (7.63 km2)
 • Land2.85 sq mi (7.37 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation197 ft (60 m)
Population
 • Total1,055
 • Density370.57/sq mi (143.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
97459 (North Bend)
Area code(s)541/458
FIPS code41-65450
GNIS feature ID2812876[2]

Saunders Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

The CDP is in northwestern Coos County, along U.S. Route 101, 11 miles (18 km) north of Coos Bay and 16 miles (26 km) south of Reedsport. Saunders Lake, a small water body, is in the northern part of the CDP, draining north through Clear Lake to Saunders Creek, which flows north to Tenmile Creek between Lakeside and the Pacific Ocean.

The Saunders Lake CDP is bordered to the west by the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saunders Lake, Oregon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).