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Summary for Lost Valley

So far, we found very little information about Lost Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lost Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lost Valley, please Contact Us.

About Lost Valley (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Lost Valley is historic. The information below applies to the area where Lost Valley would have been located.

Typical Abbreviation: Lost Vly.

Time Zone: The area where Lost Valley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 541 & 458<2>

Elevation: 3,800 feet [1,158.24 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Lost Valley:

Lat: 45.056200° (or 45°3'22" N)

Lon: -119.999700° (or -119°59'58" W)

USGS Topo Map: Lonerock<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lost Valley

GNIS ID: 1160543

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lost Valley)

About Wheeler County

The community of Fossil is the County Seat for Wheeler County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Wheeler)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	1,332 (7.95% decrease since 2010)
2010	1,447 (6.46% decrease since 2000)
2000:	1,547

Total Area:<7> 1,715 sq. miles [4,442.4 km²]

Housing Units: <8> 895

Official Website: https://www.wheelercountyoregon.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Wheeler

GNIS ID: 1135865

FIPS State / County Code: 41 / 069

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lost Valley)

About Oregon

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,216,116 (10.05% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,831,074 (11.97% increase since 2000)
2000:	3,421,399

Websites for State of Oregon

Official Website: https://www.oregon.gov/

Tourism: https://traveloregon.com/

Parks: https://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/

Fishing: https://myodfw.com/fishing

Hunting: https://myodfw.com/big-game-hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Oregon

GNIS ID: 1155107

FIPS State: 41

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lost Valley)

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lost Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	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 Lost Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Lost Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lost Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Lost Valley, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Lost Valley.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lost Valley. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).