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Welcome to Lostine ...

The city of Lostine is located in Wallowa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lostine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lostine has a population of 224 people<2> (see below for details).

Lostine is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lostine is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Lostine: 541 & 458<4>

The ZIP code for Lostine: 97857<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lostine had an population of 224 people. This is an increase of 5.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lostine had a population of 213 people. This makes Lostine the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 213 people, the population of Lostine decreased 19.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 263 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lostine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lostine - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Lostine ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lostine ...

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

Adding Lostine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lostine 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 Lostine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Lostine post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lostine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wallowa, 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 Lostine.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lostine - 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 Lostine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Lostine 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 Lostine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lostine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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