Explore Gervais, Oregon, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gervais, Oregon. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Oregon or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gervais.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Gervais |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Marion County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 45.108175 |
| Longitude | -122.897595 |
| Population | 2,595 |
| Density | 2461.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 97026 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| County Seat | Salem |
| School District | Gervais School District 1 |
Gervais emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Willamette Valley, where the Sam Brown Creek traces a quiet, persistent line through the surrounding agricultural fields. It lies 3.2 miles southwest of Woodburn, OR (from Woodburn, OR: bearing 220°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northeast of Hayesville. The horizon here is dominated by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Range to the west, a reminder of the rugged terrain that keeps the Pacific moisture at bay. Sunlight in Gervais has a particular, heavy clarity in the late afternoon, catching the dust motes above the tilled earth and turning the rows of crops into shimmering, geometric ribbons of green and brown. A stillness prevails, punctuated only by the low hum of distant machinery or the sudden, sharp rustle of wind through the tall grasses at Unknown Park, which sits at the threshold of the local landscape.
Settled by pioneers drawn to the deep, silty soil, Gervais maintains an economy rooted in the rhythmic cycles of harvest and the quiet industry of its agrarian heart. The legacy of the railway, which once served as the town’s primary artery, still informs the grid of the streets, guiding the movement of residents who live in the shadow of regional landmarks like the distant Willamette Falls. While the proximity to Lake Labish and the waters of McKay Reservoir provide a sense of expansive, open geography, the daily life of Gervais remains tethered to the local fields and the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons. There is a distinct, unadorned beauty in the way the town organizes itself around the earth, a place where the work of the hands remains the primary measure of the passing year.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gervais, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.108175, -122.897595. 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 Gervais includes the ZIP code (97026), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Marion County (Salem), and school district assignment (Gervais School District 1).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |