Kerby, Oregon

Kerby, Oregon
Kerby
Kerby
Coordinates: 42°11′40″N 123°39′2″W / 42.19444°N 123.65056°W / 42.19444; -123.65056
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Area
 • Total
2.61 sq mi (6.77 km2)
 • Land2.58 sq mi (6.68 km2)
 • Water0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
1,267 ft (386 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
628
 • Density243.4/sq mi (93.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97531
Area codes458 and 541
FIPS code41-38900
GNIS feature ID1144563

Kerby is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States, north of Cave Junction on U.S. Route 199. As of the 2020 census, Kerby had a population of 628. Despite its population and numerous businesses, it is often listed in tourist guides as a ghost town, because of the number of historic buildings left from its days as a gold-mining town. Kerby came into existence between 1854 and 1857.