Welcome to Redmond ...

The city of Redmond is located in Deschutes County<1>.

The location of Redmond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redmond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Redmond has a population of 32,398 people<3> (see below for details).

Redmond is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Redmond is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Redmond lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Redmond: (541) and (458)<5>

Websites for Redmond ...

Official Website:   www.redmond.or.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.redmondcofc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Redmond had an population of 32,398 people. This is an increase of 23.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 140.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Redmond had a population of 26,215 people (which is 16.62% of the total population of Deschutes County). This makes Redmond the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Redmond represents 0.68% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 26,215 people, the population of Redmond increased 94.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,481 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Redmond.

Communities Also Named Redmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Redmond - they are located in Colorado, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Redmond.

Communities near Redmond ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Redmond.

• Bend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Bend is located in Deschutes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <6>
• Prineville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prineville
  • Prineville is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prineville <6>
• Sisters
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters
  • Sisters is located in Deschutes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,811 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisters <6>
• Culver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
  • Culver is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <6>
• Terrebonne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
  • Terrebonne is located in Deschutes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrebonne <6>
• Powell Butte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Butte
  • Powell Butte is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell Butte <6>
• Tumalo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
  • Tumalo is located in Deschutes County
• Crooked River Ranch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked River Ranch
  • Crooked River Ranch is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooked River Ranch <6>
• Opal City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
  • Opal City is located in Jefferson County
• Alfalfa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
  • Alfalfa is located in Deschutes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfalfa <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Redmond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Redmond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Redmond. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redmond.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Redmond. See our Newspapers Page for Redmond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redmond ...

Looking for more information about Redmond? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Redmond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Redmond.

Adding Redmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redmond in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Redmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Redmond post office opened in 1905.

We also found Redmond mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redmond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Redmond: www.redmond.or.us/

The official website for Deschutes County: www.co.deschutes.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/