Welcome to Unity ...

The city of Unity is located in Baker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Unity, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Unity has a population of 70 people<3> (see below for details).

Unity is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Unity is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Unity, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Unity: (541) and (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Unity had an population of 70 people. This is a decrease of 1.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 46.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Unity had a population of 71 people. This makes Unity the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 71 people, the population of Unity decreased 45.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 131 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Unity.

Communities Also Named Unity ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Unity: This one is located in Baker County and the other is located in Lane County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 36 communities that are also named Unity - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Unity.

Communities near Unity ...

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

• Hereford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <6>
• Ironside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
  • Ironside is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironside <6>
• Whitney ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Baker County
• Austin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Grant County
• Bates
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Bates is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bates <6>
• Sumpter
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <6>
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Bridgeport
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
• Malheur City ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
  • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
• Greenhorn
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Greenhorn is located in Baker County

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 Unity. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Unity.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Unity. 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 Unity.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Unity ...

Looking for more information about Unity? 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 Unity, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Unity.

Adding Unity to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Unity 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 Unity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Unity post office opened in 1891.

We also found Unity in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Unity.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

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