Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min6:08 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min8:24 am – 5:15 pm
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People30 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.516 householdsMedian home value $98,10081% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 38°F, lows 21°F10 in of rain a year, on about 33 dayswettest month December49 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Westfall station, 20 mi away
Parks and public landsUnity Forest State Scenic Corridorstate recreation area · 14.6 mi · 86 acresMalheur National Forestnational forest · 18.5 mi · 1,480,395 acresWhitman National Forestnational forest · 26.0 mi · 1,255,658 acresUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 55.9 mi · 558 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 13 Jan 197618 mi away, near Brogan, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 8 Mar 202348 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMalheur County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025304 of 365 days measured61 moderate daysMedian index 29, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Baker County, OR, 34 mi away
Internet at home50% of households have a broadband subscription38% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone50% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Ontarioserves 14,465 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,839 ft1,475 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI97 miInterstateI-8432 miUS highwayUS 265.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97908 ZIP area.
