County government

Josephine County

Start with Josephine County for property assessment, elections, county records, emergency management, and many services for an unincorporated address. If the address is inside a city or town, that local government may handle permits, land use, and city services.

Population: 87,867
Local place pages: 10
Census GEOID: 41033

Population: 2025 Census estimate. Use the exact address, not the mailing name alone, to confirm whether a city, county, state office, court, utility, or district handles the task.

Local front desk

Start with the task, then confirm the boundary.

Start with Josephine County for property assessment, elections and county records, emergency management, and many services for an unincorporated address.

Do not rely on the mailing city alone. Use the exact address, parcel, notice, case, or account to confirm the city, county, court, utility, fire, school, or other district that handles the task.

Local work

Permits, zoning, code, and municipal services

For an unincorporated address, start with Josephine County. An address inside a city or town may start with that local government instead.

Josephine County website Josephine County Blue Book profile
Property

Assessment, exemptions, tax accounts, and bills

Use the parcel or tax account to choose the county assessor. The city in a mailing address may not be the county that holds the account.

Oregon Porch property-tax guide Josephine County assessor
Records

Elections, county records, and circuit courts

Josephine County handles elections and many county records. For court work, use the case, filing, or notice to find the correct Oregon Judicial Department service.

Josephine County government Oregon circuit court directory
Vehicles

Driver licenses, titles, registration, and DMV visits

DMV is a state service. Use the official office directory to confirm services, appointments, and current hours before traveling.

Oregon vehicle-registration guide DMV field office directory
Land and water

Septic systems, wells, and water rights

For septic work, use the county or regional agent listed by DEQ. For water rights, use the Water Resources Department and its watermaster districts. A mailing name does not choose either office.

Private wells and septic guide Oregon water-rights guide Josephine County: DEQ Medford Office Regional office and watermaster directory
Household help

Food, medical, cash, and child-care benefits

Start with Benefits Oregon to apply for statewide help. The specific program, eligibility rules, and case notice control the final answer.

Benefits Oregon

Communities

Places connected to Josephine County

This list includes every Census city, town, or census-designated place intersecting the county. A multi-county place appears in each of its county branches.

Cave Junction city - 2,074 Grants Pass city - 39,239 Kerby census-designated place - 628 Merlin census-designated place - 1,690 New Hope census-designated place - 1,572 O'Brien census-designated place - 470 Redwood census-designated place - 2,702 Selma census-designated place - 661 Takilma census-designated place - 423 Williams census-designated place - 1,102

Published county context

Stories & Notes connected inside Josephine County

These notes have a recorded relationship to the county or to a place intersecting it. That connection does not by itself make the county the controlling authority for the subject.

Place note