Antelope Oregon Map

About Antelope, Oregon

Antelope is a locality in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 37. The population density is 31.0 people per km². Antelope is located at 44.9107°N, 120.7228°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Antelope is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97001.

Antelope occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range. It lies 42.6 miles north of Prineville, OR (from Prineville, OR: bearing 7°T), and is situated 27.7 miles northeast of Madras. Grub Hollow Creek cuts a thin, seasonal ribbon through the dry earth, its bed often holding only the memory of moisture as it winds toward the broader Antelope Valley. The landscape here is defined by a profound, arid silence, punctuated by the shifting shadows of clouds that migrate across the high plains. Within the quiet boundaries of the County Open Space, the land retains a rugged, unadorned integrity, offering a dry clarity to the air that makes the evening light appear unusually sharp against the sage and stone.

Antelope maintains a character forged by the persistence of homesteaders and the quiet endurance of those who work the surrounding rangelands. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the day dictated by the needs of livestock and the seasonal demands of the high desert soil. While Tule Lake sits a short distance away as a rare anchor of water in this parched geography, the history of the place is marked more by the tenacity of human settlement than by the abundance of its natural resources. Life in Antelope moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a community that has learned to thrive in the expansive, sun-drenched space between the canyons and the sky.

About This Antelope Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Antelope, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.910682, -120.722817. 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 Antelope includes the ZIP code (97001), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Wasco County (The Dalles), and school district assignment (Jefferson County School District 509J).

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.