Welcome to Lexington ...

The town of Lexington is located in Morrow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lexington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lexington has a population of 237 people<2> (see below for details).

Lexington is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lexington: (541) & (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Lexington: 97839<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lexington had an population of 237 people. This is a decrease of 0.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lexington had a population of 238 people. This makes Lexington the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 238 people, the population of Lexington decreased 9.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 263 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Lexington ...

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

• Heppner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
  • Heppner is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heppner <6>
• Ione
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <6>
• Gooseberry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
• Pine City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Morrow County
• Hardman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
  • Hardman is located in Morrow County
  • Hardman has also been known as:
  • Dairyville
  • Dogtown
  • Raw Dog
  • Yaller Dog
• Olex
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
  • Olex is located in Gilliam County
• Lonerock
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
  • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
• Boardman
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Boardman is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <6>
• Ordnance ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
• Condon
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon
  • Condon is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Condon <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lexington ...

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

Adding Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lexington 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 Lexington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Lexington post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lexington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/