Philomath (/fɪˈloʊmɪθ/ fi-LOH-mith) is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States.

The name of the college and city was derived from two Greek words meaning "lover of learning".

[9] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).

23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[5] Philomath is home to several sawmills including Interfor[12] and Paw Lumber Co. Gene Tools, LLC manufactures Morpholino antisense oligonucleotides.

Alyrica Networks provides WiFi access in the town, as well as fixed wireless high-speed Internet service.

In 2020, Philomath residents were among the first in the world to receive their food deliveries from a robot; Daxbot, which is built by a Philomath-based business.

The Philomath City Council gave Nova Dynamics permission to allow Dax to make deliveries and travel in town.

The largest park in Philomath is Marys River Park, which occupies approximately 28 acres along the Marys River and includes three bridges, a covered picnic shelter, and restrooms.

The Philomath News is a digital newspaper owned by Brad Fuqua.