Welcome to North Powder ...

The city of North Powder is located in Union County<1>.

The location of North Powder has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

North Powder was established in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for North Powder: N. Powder

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Powder has a population of 462 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of North Powder is 3,260 feet [994 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of North Powder is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: North Powder lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave North Powder and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for North Powder: (541) & (458)<5>

Websites for North Powder ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Powder, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Powder had an population of 462 people. This is an increase of 5.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Powder had a population of 439 people. This makes North Powder the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of North Powder represents 0.01% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 194th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 439 people, the population of North Powder decreased 10.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 489 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North Powder.

Communities near North Powder ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Powder.

• Baker City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Baker City is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Baker City has also been known as:
  • Baker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <6>
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <6>
• Haines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
  • Haines is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <6>
• Hutchinson ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
• Hot Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
  • Hot Lake is located in Union County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
• Bourne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Bourne is located in Baker County
• Keating
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Keating is located in Baker County
• La Grande
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grande
  • La Grande is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grande <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Powder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Powder.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Powder. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Powder.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Powder. See our Newspapers Page for North Powder.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Powder ...

Looking for more information about North Powder? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for North Powder, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for North Powder.

Adding North Powder to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Powder in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Powder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the North Powder post office opened in 1868.

We also found North Powder in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Powder.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Powder. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/