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Welcome to Orrs Corner ...

Orrs Corner is located in Polk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Orrs Corner: Orrs Cor. (or less commonly used: Orrs Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Orrs Corner for more information about variations on the name of Orrs Corner.

Orrs Corner is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orrs Corner: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Orrs Corner ...

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

  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Salem is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Keizer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Independence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Monmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sheridan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Aumsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Willamina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orrs Corner ...

Looking for more information about Orrs Corner? 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 Orrs Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orrs Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orrs Corner - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Orrs Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Orrs Corner 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.