Infrastructure and Government in
Lebanon, Oregon
(Lebanon is Located in Linn County)
Infrastructure and Government in Lebanon, Oregon
We call Lebanon a Small urban area in the Pacific Time Time Zone, because it is located in metro area, its population is between 10,000 and 20,000 people, its population density is less than 10,000 (based on our classification described here: https://dwellics.com/blog/big-city-small-town-or-something-in-between/)
The total area of 50 states in the USA 3.797 million square miles including 277,209 square miles of water.
Oregonians (1.3% of the US Population) live on the territory 98,379 square miles (2.6%).
Oregon is further divided into 36 counties with 535 locations, one of which is Lebanon.
Note for the nerds to understand how we got 535 locations in Oregon: There are several ways to classify locations in the USA. There is Census system that divides Oregon a into locations in several ways, however, when we draw them all on the map, they don't seem to cover the entire land of the USA. There are blah-blah-blah locations that are not included for blah-blah-blah reasons. That's why we add locations from more than 1 classifications. Not all of the locations we analyze are classified as cities, but locals often refer to them as cities and use their names from all classifications interchangeably. 131,496 of Oregonians live in Linn County (3.11% of Oregon population) on the territory 2308.6 square miles (2.35% of Oregon land).
The city Lebanon's land consists of
- 7% of the area with buildings,
- 17% of the area covered by trees and parks,
- 76% of open land and
- 0% water.
Since there is a recent trend of people working at home or with the hybrid home-office schedule, let's look at how well the infrastructure in Lebanon, OR is built for remote workers and hybrid employees. When people work from home, the internet becomes very important.
Hybrid workers may need to be able to hop on a plane or commute to the office by a car occasionally, so we look at the road network (are there many roads in Lebanon, OR?) and the traffic (are the roads in Lebanon, OR congested?).
Internet speeds
internet fixed
241 Mbps
internet mobile
96.3 Mbps
The wireless internet speeds in Lebanon are approximately 241 Mbps, while wired internet connections average a speed of 96.3 Mbps that is about average considering it's in the 80th percentile of the country.
Transportation in Lebanon, Oregon
Airport
in 28 miles
Coastline in
54 miles
Traffic
low
Road network
well developed
The nearest nonprimary airport to Lebanon is 26 miles away.
The nearest primary airport for commercial flights Mahlon Sweet Field is 44 miles away.
If you work remotely near a beach, you'll surely want to know the distance to the shore. The nearest coastline is 54 miles away which represents 73% of the maximum distance 74 miles from the beach in the inland areas of Linn County.
Compared to the national averages, traffic on highways and roads in Lebanon is extremely light. The road network is well developed according to the Georeferenced information on road infrastructure.
You also may like our list of the Top 100 locations for remote or hybrid work.
To learn about state-wide laws and regulations, check out our Oregon Law Summary.
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Evaluating the Lebanon Experience
Unfiltered Perspectives: Real-life feedback from users living in Lebanon
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Mountains, culture and climate | Limited resources such as water and the issue of water rights. Additionally, the risk of increased forest fires |
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Mountains, culture and climate |
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Limited resources such as water and the issue of water rights. Additionally, the risk of increased forest fires | |
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