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Welcome to Fairbanks ...

Fairbanks is located in Wasco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairbanks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Fairbanks is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fairbanks: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Fairbanks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Fairbanks - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fairbanks ...

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

  • The Dalles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • City of The Dalles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
  • Goldendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dufur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wasco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
    • Wasco is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <4>
  • Moro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rufus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Rufus is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <4>
  • Biggs Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
    • Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <4>
  • Rice ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairbanks ...

Looking for more information about Fairbanks? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairbanks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairbanks.

Adding Fairbanks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Fairbanks post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairbanks.

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairbanks - 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 Fairbanks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Fairbanks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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