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Oregon House, California

An 1850s stage stop on Marysville Road, between Collins Lake and New Bullards Bar

New Bullards Bar Reservoir, seen from the Schoolhouse trail. Image: J.smith · CC BY-SA 3.0

By Aaron Rose, Realtor®, eXp Realty of California · Last updated October 18, 2026

Where is Oregon House, California?

Oregon House is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, about 22 miles (straight-line) northeast of downtown Marysville on Marysville Road, at roughly 1,530 feet in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

It isn't a Census-designated place, so the best Census snapshot is its ZIP code. ZIP 95962 lies entirely within Yuba County and counted 1,316 residents and 668 housing units in the 2020 Census, across about 38 square miles of land. A small corner of the Dobbins CDP also falls inside 95962.

What is the history of Oregon House?

Oregon House is named for a roadhouse. According to the 1879 History of Yuba County, as recounted by the Appeal-Democrat, a man named Larry Young built a log cabin here in 1850. The Oregon House hotel followed two years later at the head of the valley and served as a stage and freight stop. The community grew up around it.

Emigrants knew it as a stop on the Henness Pass Road. A 2016 Trails West marker at Marysville Road and Frenchtown Road quotes Loring Samuel Comstock's diary entry of August 31, 1855: after climbing Oregon Hill, his party "campt that night at the [Oregon] House." The Yuba County Historic Resources Commission describes today's Oregon House as known for vineyards, outdoor recreation and an arts community.

What is there to do in and around Oregon House?

New Bullards Bar Reservoir lies about 8 miles (straight-line) northeast of Oregon House. Yuba Water Agency runs it and reports 55 miles of shoreline, more than 20 miles of trails, and boating, fishing, camping, swimming and mountain biking. Emerald Cove Marina rents houseboats and other boats. The dam was completed in 1970 and, at 645 feet, Yuba Water calls it the second-tallest dam in California.

Closer to home, Collins Lake Recreation Area, which uses an Oregon House mailing address, offers camping, boating, fishing and a swimming beach.

What schools serve Oregon House?

Every point we sampled across ZIP 95962 falls in Marysville Joint Unified School District under Census/NCES EDGE boundaries. NCES also lists Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy, a charter school, at 9841 Texas Hill Rd in Oregon House. District lines don't follow ZIP codes or community names, so buyers should confirm the district and school assignment for a specific address with the Yuba County Office of Education's School District Locator or the district office.

Realtors Property Resource (RPR) didn't list rated schools for ZIP 95962, so this guide doesn't show school ratings. Ask the district office which schools serve a specific address.

How far is Oregon House from Marysville?

Oregon House is about 22 miles (straight-line) northeast of downtown Marysville via Marysville Road, which meets Highway 20 at Browns Valley.

Marysville Road is the main route. It runs southwest to Browns Valley and Highway 20 for Marysville and Yuba City, and northeast toward Dobbins and New Bullards Bar. Drive times vary by address, so ask Aaron for a route check from a specific property.

What are homes like in Oregon House?

ZIP 95962 had 668 housing units in the 2020 Census across about 38 square miles. Expect rural homes, vineyard and ranch land, and acreage parcels.

Home prices right now

RPR had too few single-family sales in ZIP 95962 (the Oregon House area) in September 2026 to report a median sold price, so this guide doesn't quote one.

RPR showed 8 active listings (median list price $512,000, or $238 per square foot) and 3 new listings in September 2026. That works out to 8 months of inventory, which RPR classifies as a buyer's market. RPR's median estimated home value is $410,960, up 0.6% over 12 months.

Rural sales are few, so values vary widely, and a property-specific valuation is the best guide to what a particular home is worth.

Who lives here: Census estimates for ZIP 95962 reported by RPR put the population at about 1,000, the median age at 61, median household income at $61,750 and owner-occupied homes at 83% (U.S. Census via RPR, pulled October 18, 2026).

Geography: ZIP 95962, single-family, Sept 2026 (RPR). Source: listings and public records via RPR (Realtors Property Resource); pulled October 18, 2026.

How does Oregon House compare with nearby towns?

Single-family homes, September 2026. Source: listings via RPR (Realtors Property Resource), pulled October 18, 2026. Where a town had too few sales of its own, its row uses the ZIP code or county shown under its name. "Too few sales" means RPR reported no figure, or the town had under 5 sales, too few for a meaningful median. Towns with few sales can swing month to month.

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