Local servicesHospitalBlue Mountain Hospital2.8 miPost officeJohn Day Post Office2.4 miTown hallJohn Day City Hall2.2 miPoliceOregon State Police Department - John Day Worksite1.9 miFire stationJohn Day Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton PDT89 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI146 miUS highwayUS 26under a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97845 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97845 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:11 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:28 am – 4:19 pm
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People2,326 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.1995 householdsMedian household income $69,899Median home value $272,200Median rent $936 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,928 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 931 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, retail 20%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 17 minutes73% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 39°F, lows 21°F12 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month May10 in of snow a year, on about 11 days39 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, John Day station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksGleason Springspring · under a mileHacheney Springspring · 1.1 miHalls Lakelake · 3.4 miLittle Canyon Mountainpeak · 3.7 miCANYON MTNtrailhead · 3.8 miCanyon City Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMalheur National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,480,395 acresKam Wah Chung State Heritage Sitestate historic site · 2.6 miClyde Holliday State Recreation Sitestate recreation area · 9.1 miUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 26.9 mi · 558 acresOchoco National Forestnational forest · 42.8 mi · 241,125 acresWhitman National Forestnational forest · 49.8 mi · 7,399 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 13 Jul 200032 mi away, near Unity, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 13 Jul 200032 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGrant County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025230 of 364 days measured134 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Grant County monitors, OR
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of John Dayserves 1,617 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,302 ft1,006 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
