Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 25 min5:18 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:28 am – 4:25 pm
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People91 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.337 householdsMedian household income $21,87524% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 33°F, lows 20°F12 in of rain a yearwettest month January22 days above 90°F, 180 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Squaw Butte-northern Great Bas station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksIndian Brave Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHole in Groundlake · under a mileHay Lakelake · 1.7 miWheatgrass Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miPaiute Buttepeak · 2.9 miSheep Mountainpeak · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOchoco National Forestnational forest · 14.9 mi · 241,125 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Apr 199936 mi away, near Silver Lake, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Apr 20077 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHarney County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 28, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harney County monitors, OR
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBurns Water Departmentserves 2,730 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: coliform bacteria, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,608 ft1,405 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM88 miUS highwayUS 205.4 miCoachRiley, OROregon POINT15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97758 ZIP area.
