Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min6:05 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min8:21 am – 5:13 pm
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People24 residentsin the ZIP code area13 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F13 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month December15 in of snow a year, on about 11 days64 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Huntington station, 12 mi away; snow from Malheur Branch Exp Stn
Parks and public landsFarewell Bend State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 10.1 mi · 86 acresSteck Park Access Sitestate recreation area · 13.2 mi · 60 acresWeiser Bass Pond Access Sitestate recreation area · 17.9 miDeer Flat National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.5 mi · 223 acresWhitman National Forestnational forest · 34.7 mi · 1,255,658 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Oct 199446 mi away, near Halfway, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 8 Mar 202337 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, 37 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation2,801 ft854 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWeiser Memorial Hospital20.8 miPost officeJamieson Post Office3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI73 miInterstateI-849.2 miUS highwayUS 263.5 miCoachVale, OROregon POINT17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97909 ZIP area.
