Welcome to Wallowa ...

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

The location of Wallowa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Wallowa: wuh-LOW-wa<3>

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wallowa has a population of 829 people<4> (see below for details).

Wallowa is 2,930 feet [893 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Wallowa is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Wallowa: (541) and (458)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wallowa had an population of 829 people. This is an increase of 2.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wallowa had a population of 808 people (or 11.53% of the total population of Wallowa County). This makes Wallowa the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wallowa represents 0.02% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 171st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 808 people, the population of Wallowa decreased 7.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 869 people).

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

Communities near Wallowa ...

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

• Enterprise
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <7>
• Elgin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <7>
• Lostine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine
  • Lostine is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostine <7>
• Evans
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Wallowa County
• Maxville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
• Promise ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
  • Promise is located in Wallowa County
• Joseph
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
  • Joseph is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph <7>
• Imbler
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbler
  • Imbler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imbler <7>
• Cove
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <7>
• Summerville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallowa ...

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

Adding Wallowa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wallowa 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 Wallowa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Wallowa post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallowa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wallowa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/