Neighborhoods in the 97523 ZIP Code

On the outskirts of Cave Junction lies the rural neighborhood of O’Brien. This is the southernmost community in Josephine County at just 5 miles north of the California state line. Farmland and forests dominate the landscape. Creeks branching off from the Illinois River flow through this quiet neighborhood of about 100 homes. Though it’s far from

A couple miles north of Cave Junction, the almost-ghost town of Kerby is still very much alive with art and history. In the 1850s, the town was founded when prospectors struck gold in nearby Josephine Creek. The Pioneer Hotel was constructed to accommodate the hopeful prospectors, and Agnes Sawyer, the innkeeper’s wife, planted a maple tree next

Ten miles south of Cave Junction is the remote, wooded neighborhood of Takilma. Named after the native Takelma tribe, which has historically called the Illinois Valley home, this community is now known for its farmland and counterculture spirit. In the late 1960s, the “back to the land” movement brought California hippies to southern Oregon. They