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Welcome to Echo ...

The city of Echo is located in Umatilla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Echo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Echo has a population of 705 people<2> (see below for details).

Echo is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Echo: 541 & 458<4>

The ZIP code for Echo: 97826<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Echo had an population of 705 people. This is an increase of 0.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Echo had a population of 699 people. This makes Echo the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Echo represents 0.02% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 178th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 699 people, the population of Echo increased 7.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 650 people).

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

Communities Also Named Echo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Echo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (4), Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Echo ...

Official Website: www.echo-oregon.com/

Communities near Echo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Echo ...

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

Adding Echo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Echo post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Echo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, 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 Echo.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Echo - 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 Echo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Echo 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 Echo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Echo 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>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/