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Welcome to Tygh Valley ...

Tygh Valley is located in Wasco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tygh Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Tygh Valley: Tygh Vly. (or less commonly used: Tygh Vally. or Tygh Vlly.)

Tygh Valley is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tygh Valley: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Tygh Valley: 97063<4>

Communities near Tygh Valley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tygh Valley ...

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

Adding Tygh Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tygh Valley 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 (so far) for Tygh Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tygh Valley post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tygh Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wasco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tygh Valley - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Tygh Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Tygh Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Tygh Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tygh Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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