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Welcome to Ironside ...

Ironside is located in Malheur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Ironside is 3,780 feet [1,152 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ironside is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ironside lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ironside (for example, toward Huntington), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Ironside: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Ironside: 97908<4>

Communities Also Named Ironside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ironside - they are located in Quebec and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ironside ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironside ...

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

Adding Ironside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ironside 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 Ironside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ironside post office opened in 1891. The Ironside post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironside - 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 Ironside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Ironside 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 Ironside). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ironside 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.
<6>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/