Elkton Oregon Map

About Elkton, Oregon

Elkton is a locality in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 218.5 people per km². Elkton is located at 43.6376°N, 123.5682°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97436.

Elkton rests in a shallow bowl of rolling hills, where the South Umpqua River carves a persistent, silvery line through the landscape. It lies 37.4 miles south-west of Eugene, OR (from Eugene, OR: bearing 220°T), and is situated 12.6 miles west of Drain. The air here carries a damp, earthy scent, a perpetual promise of the abundant Douglas fir and western hemlock that climb the slopes, their dark green shoulders softened by the perpetual mist that often clings to the higher elevations. As the sun descends, it paints the western sky in bruised purples and fading oranges, the light catching the dust motes dancing in the quiet air above the modest main street, lending a brief, golden luminescence to the weathered facades of the older buildings. The river, a constant presence, murmurs its ancient song, a low, resonant hum that underpins the stillness of this place. This valley has long been a place of passage and settlement, its early history tied to the logging industry that once roared through the surrounding forests, its economy now finding a more measured rhythm in agriculture and the quiet tourism drawn by the river and its surrounding natural beauty. Remnants of that industrial past can still be glimpsed in the stoic, functional architecture of some of the older structures, a quiet testament to the generations who hewed a living from the abundant timber. Elkton itself, though small, holds a certain resilience, a quiet pride in its enduring connection to the land and the water that flows through its heart.

About This Elkton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elkton, Oregon — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.637617, -123.568152. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Elkton and Douglas County.

Detailed location data for Elkton includes the ZIP code (97436), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Douglas County (Roseburg), and school district assignment (Elkton School District 34). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Elkton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.