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Welcome to Orondo ...

Orondo is located on the Columbia River (central Washington state).

Orondo is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orondo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Orondo is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Orondo: 509

The ZIP code for Orondo: 98843<3>

Communities near Orondo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orondo ...

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

Adding Orondo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orondo 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 Orondo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Orondo post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orondo.

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orondo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Orondo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Orondo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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