Local servicesHospitalPioneer Memorial Hospital4.3 miPost officeHeppner Post Office4.5 miTown hallHeppner City Hall4.5 miPoliceHeppner Police Department4.5 miFire stationHeppner Fire Department4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton PDT40 miInterstateI-8233 miUS highwayUS 39523 miAmtrakPasco, WA PSC66 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97836 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97836 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 40 min5:09 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 44 min7:34 am – 4:17 pm
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People2,279 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.5879 householdsMedian household income $75,313Median home value $283,000Median rent $743 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,992 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 895 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, public administration 13%, construction 13%Average commute 13 minutes77% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 27°F13 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month May13 in of snow a year, on about 8 days28 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Heppner station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksWillow Creek Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miSperry Springspring · 5.5 miSkinner Springspring · 5.7 miJones Hillpeak · 7.2 miRobinson Reservoirreservoir · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 18.9 mi · 1,085,248 acresWhitman National Forestnational forest · 47.0 mi · 7,399 acresMalheur National Forestnational forest · 47.9 mi · 491 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Jan 200033 mi away, near Condon, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 17 Aug 200028 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMorrow County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025260 of 365 days measured105 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 95main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Umatilla County, OR, 40 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Heppnerserves 1,187 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,104 ft946 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
