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Welcome to Durkee ...

Durkee is located in Baker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durkee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Durkee is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Durkee is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Durkee (for example, toward Midvale (ID)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Durkee: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Durkee: 97905<4>

Communities Also Named Durkee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Durkee - they are located in Michigan and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Durkee ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durkee ...

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

Adding Durkee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durkee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Durkee - 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 Durkee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Durkee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Durkee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Durkee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.