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Welcome to Arcadia ...

Arcadia is located in Malheur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcadia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Arcadia is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arcadia is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Arcadia lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Arcadia: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Arcadia ...

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

Beyond Oregon, there are 43 communities that are also named Arcadia - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Arcadia ...

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

  • Ontario
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Payette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Payette is located in Payette County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <4>
  • Fruitland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nyssa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <4>
  • Parma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Parma is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
  • Wilder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wilder is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <4>
  • Vale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Vale is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <4>
  • New Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenleaf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Notus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Notus is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notus <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcadia ...

Looking for more information about Arcadia? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Arcadia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arcadia.

Adding Arcadia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arcadia 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 (so far) for Arcadia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arcadia post office opened in 1896. The Arcadia post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcadia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arcadia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Arcadia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Arcadia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/