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Welcome to The Dalles ...

The Dalles is located in Wasco County<1> and is the County Seat for Wasco County.



The Dalles was established in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, The Dalles has a population of 15,668 people<2> (see below for details).

The Dalles is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for The Dalles: (541) & (458)<4>

Websites for The Dalles ...

Official Website: www.ci.the-dalles.or.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, The Dalles had an population of 15,668 people. This is an increase of 15.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, The Dalles had a population of 13,620 people (which is 54.02% of the total population of Wasco County). This makes The Dalles the county's most populous community.

The population of The Dalles represents 0.36% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,620 people, the population of The Dalles increased 9.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,464 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for The Dalles.

Communities Also Named The Dalles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named The Dalles - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near The Dalles ...

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

  • Hood River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • White Salmon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bingen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
    • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <5>
  • Dufur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mosier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ortley ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Ortley is located in Wasco County
  • Rowena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
  • Fairbanks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County
  • Lyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Dalles ...

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

Adding The Dalles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of The Dalles 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 The Dalles was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for The Dalles.

The official website for The Dalles: www.ci.the-dalles.or.us/

The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.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 Wasco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for The Dalles.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Dalles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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