Welcome to Dayville ...

The town of Dayville is located in Grant County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dayville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dayville has a population of 144 people<3> (see below for details).

Dayville is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dayville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Dayville: (541) & (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dayville had an population of 144 people. This is a decrease of 3.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dayville had a population of 149 people. This makes Dayville the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 149 people, the population of Dayville increased 7.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 138 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dayville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dayville - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana and Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Dayville ...

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

• Kimberly
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <6>
• Mount Vernon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Hamilton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Grant County
• Fox
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <6>
• Monument
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <6>
• Long Creek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• John Day
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Day
  • John Day is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for John Day <6>
• Richmond ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
• Spray
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
  • Spray is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spray <6>
• Canyon City
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
  • Canyon City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon City <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 Dayville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dayville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dayville ...

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

Adding Dayville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dayville post office opened in 1868.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dayville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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