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
2.62 sq mi (6.77 km2)
  Land2.58 sq mi (6.68 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
1,267 ft (386 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
628
  Density243.32/sq mi (93.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97531
Area code(s)458 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 2010 census the population was 595. 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.