Welcome to Summerville ...
The town of Summerville is located in Union County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Summerville has a population of 143 people<2> (see below for details).
Summerville is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Summerville is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Summerville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Summerville: 541 & 458<4>
The ZIP code for Summerville: 97876<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Summerville had an population of 143 people. This is an increase of 5.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.22% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Summerville had a population of 135 people. This makes Summerville the county's 8th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 135 people, the population of Summerville increased 15.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 117 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Summerville.
Communities Also Named Summerville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Summerville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Texas and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Summerville.
Websites for Summerville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.unioncountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Summerville, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Summerville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Summerville.
- La Grande
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grande
- La Grande is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grande <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Grande
- From Summerville to La Grande
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Former names for Elgin:
- Fish Trap
- Indian Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elgin
- From Summerville to Elgin
- Island City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Island City
- From Summerville to Island City
- Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cove is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cove
- From Summerville to Cove
- Conley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
- Conley is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Conley
- From Summerville to Conley
- Orodell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orodell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
- Orodell is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orodell
- From Summerville to Orodell
- Hilgard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilgard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
- Hilgard is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hilgard
- From Summerville to Hilgard
- Hot Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hot Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
- Hot Lake is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hot Lake
- From Summerville to Hot Lake
- Bingham Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
- Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bingham Springs
- From Summerville to Bingham Springs
- Meacham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Meacham is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meacham <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meacham
- From Summerville to Meacham
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 Summerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summerville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Summerville. 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 Summerville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerville. See our Newspapers Page for Summerville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerville ...
Looking for more information about Summerville? 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 Summerville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Summerville.
Adding Summerville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Summerville 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 Summerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Summerville post office opened in 1865.
We also found Summerville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, 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 Summerville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summerville - 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 Summerville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Summerville 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 town (such as Summerville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Summerville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |