Amity Oregon Map

About Amity, Oregon

Amity is a locality in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,757. The population density is 1142.1 people per km². Amity is located at 45.1157°N, 123.2073°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Amity is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97101.

Amity occupies a quiet stretch of fertile earth where the Ash Swale carves a shallow, verdant path through the landscape. It lies 6.5 miles south of McMinnville, OR (from McMinnville, OR: bearing 184°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Sheridan. The horizon holds the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Range to the west, while the immediate terrain remains defined by the methodical geometry of agricultural fields and the deep, dark green of Douglas firs that guard the periphery of the valley. A few miles to the east, the rugged contours of Athey Canyon interrupt the plateau, and the stillness of Phil Olson Reservoir offers a mirror to the passing clouds. In the center of the local grid, Amity City Park provides a small, cultivated clearing where the air often carries the scent of damp soil and the sharp, clean fragrance of pine needles during the long, gray afternoons of the rainy season.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Amity, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the turning of the soil and the careful tending of pinot noir vineyards that thrive in the rich, volcanic earth. The legacy of early settlement persists in the straightforward architecture of the buildings and the deliberate, unhurried pace of those who work the land. While the economy has shifted from the labor-intensive harvest styles of previous generations to a more modern focus on viticulture and local commerce, the connection to the physical geography remains unbroken. Life in Amity moves with the seasons, marked by the slow ripening of fruit and the persistent, quiet growth of the flora, maintaining a character that values utility and the steady endurance of the harvest over the frantic pace of the larger world beyond the valley.

About This Amity Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Amity, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.115672, -123.207326. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Amity includes the ZIP code (97101), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Yamhill County (McMinnville), and school district assignment (Amity School District 4J).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.