Local servicesHospitalBlue Mountain Hospital4.3 miPost officeJohn Day Post Office4.2 miTown hallJohn Day City Hall4.3 miPoliceOregon State Police Department - John Day Worksite4.3 miFire stationJohn Day Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton PDT84 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI149 miUS highwayUS 3954.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97872 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:11 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:29 am – 4:18 pm
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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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksCoalpit Springsspring · under a mileFourmile Springsspring · under a mileRound Toppeak · 3.3 miMount Vernonpeak · 7.9 miMagone Lakelake · 5.1 miMAGONE LAKE RECREATION AREAcampground · 5.1 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 · 4.1 miClyde Holliday State Recreation Sitestate recreation area · 8.5 miUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 23.3 mi · 558 acresOchoco National Forestnational forest · 45.4 mi · 241,125 acresWhitman National Forestnational forest · 46.5 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 200033 mi away, near Unity, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 13 Jul 200033 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
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 in the county
Elevation4,422 ft1,348 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
