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Welcome to Dufur ...

The city of Dufur is located in Wasco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dufur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

The city was incorporated February 10, 1893.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Dufur: Named after Andrew Dufur and his brother Enonch Dufur.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dufur has a population of 635 people<2> (see below for details).

Dufur is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Dufur: 541 & 458<4>

The ZIP code for Dufur: 97021<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dufur had an population of 635 people. This is an increase of 5.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dufur had a population of 604 people. This makes Dufur the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Dufur represents 0.02% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 185th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 604 people, the population of Dufur increased 2.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 588 people).

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

Websites for Dufur ...

Official Website: www.cityofdufur.org/

Communities near Dufur ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dufur ...

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

Adding Dufur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dufur 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 Dufur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10>

From that list, the Dufur post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dufur.

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 Dufur.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dufur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Dufur area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Dufur area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Dufur). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dufur or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>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.
<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/