| Official Name: | Saunders Lake, Oregon |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Saunders Lake |
| Coordinates: | 43.5211°N -124.2106°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coos |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.95 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.85 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.63 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 143.09 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 197 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 97459 (North Bend) |
| Area Code: | 541/458 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 41-65450 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2812876 |
| Population Total: | 1055 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 370.57 |
Saunders Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The CDP is in northwestern Coos County, along U.S. Route 101, north of Coos Bay and south of Reedsport. Saunders Lake, a small water body, is in the northern part of the CDP, draining north through Clear Lake to Saunders Creek, which flows north to Tenmile Creek between Lakeside and the Pacific Ocean.
The Saunders Lake CDP is bordered to the west by the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
As of the 2020 census there were 1,055 people, 526 housing units, and 535 families. There were 944 White people, 0 African Americans, 30 Native Americans, 12 Asians, 1 Pacific Islander, 10 people from some other race, and 58 people from two or more races. 29 people were of Hispanic or Latino origin.[2]
The ancestry in Saunders Lake was 20.2% English, 18.1% Italian, 17.1% German, 7.6% Irish, 5.0% Scottish, and 1.5% French.
The median age was 42.6 years old. 16.6% of the population were older than 65, with 11.5% from 65 to 74, 3.9% from 75 to 84, and 1.2% from ages older than 85.
Even though the median income was recorded, families had $185,022, and non-families had $16,544. 6.4% of the population were in poverty.