Welcome to Ukiah ...
The city of Ukiah is located in Umatilla County<1>.
The location of Ukiah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
The pronunciation of Ukiah: yoo-KYE-uh<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ukiah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
When the people of Ukiah refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ukiahan<4>
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ukiah has a population of 193 people<5> (see below for details).
Ukiah is 3,350 feet [1,021 m] above sea level.<6> In other words, the altitude of Ukiah is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Ukiah lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Ukiah: (541) and (458)<7>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ukiah had an population of 193 people. This is an increase of 3.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.31% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ukiah had a population of 186 people. This makes Ukiah the county's 11th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 186 people, the population of Ukiah decreased 27.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 255 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Ukiah.
Communities Also Named Ukiah ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ukiah - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ukiah.
Communities near Ukiah ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Ukiah.
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <8>
- Lehman Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehman Springs
- Lehman Springs is located in Umatilla County
- Lehman Springs has also been known as:
- Lehman Hot Springs
- Lehman
- Ritter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Ritter is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <8>
- Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heck and Gone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<9>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
- Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
- Pilot Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
- Pilot Rock is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Rock <8>
- Starkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey
- Starkey is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkey <8>
- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Grant County
- Susanville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
- Susanville is located in Grant County
- Long Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Long Creek is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <8>
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 Ukiah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ukiah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ukiah. 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 Ukiah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ukiah. See our Newspapers Page for Ukiah.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ukiah ...
Looking for more information about Ukiah? 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 Ukiah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ukiah.
Adding Ukiah to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ukiah 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 Ukiah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10>
From that list, the Ukiah post office opened in 1890.
We also found Ukiah in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ukiah.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ukiah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Ukiah. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <4> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Ukiah refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Ukiah may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ukiah. |
| <6> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ukiah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <7> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <9> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <10> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |