Grass Valley Oregon Map

About Grass Valley, Oregon

Grass Valley is a locality in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 261. The population density is 121.6 people per km². Grass Valley is located at 45.3601°N, 120.7856°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97029.

Grass Valley lies in a broad, gently rolling landscape where the high desert begins to yield to the Columbia River basin. It lies 77.5 miles north-north-east of Redmond, OR (from Redmond, OR: bearing 14°T), and is situated 17.9 miles east-south-east of Dufur. The land here is a study in muted ochres and sage greens, a canvas painted with sparse grasses that shimmer gold in the afternoon sun, punctuated by the occasional sturdy juniper or the stark, sculptural form of a wind-bent pine. The air carries a dry, clean scent, a subtle perfume of dust and hardy vegetation, and when the wind whispers through the low hills, it sounds like the land itself exhaling. In the distance, the horizon is a clean, sharp line, offering an uninterrupted panorama of sky that seems to stretch on forever, a vast blue dome that shifts in hue from pale cerulean at noon to a deep, bruised indigo as evening approaches. The history of Grass Valley is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of Sherman County, a place where wheat fields have long been the dominant feature, stretching in vast, golden seas under the expansive sky. This was a land once traversed by those seeking new opportunities, and the economy, though now diversified, still carries the imprint of its farming heritage. You can sense it in the quiet diligence of its residents, a practical, resilient spirit born from working the land and navigating the sometimes-harsh climate. While not a place of grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in this quiet fortitude, in the way the natural world dictates the rhythm of life, from the stark beauty of winter frosts to the vibrant growth that bursts forth with the spring rains.

About This Grass Valley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grass Valley, Oregon — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.360125, -120.785611. 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 Grass Valley and Sherman County.

Detailed location data for Grass Valley includes the ZIP code (97029), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Sherman County (Moro), and school district assignment (Sherman School District 1). 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 Grass Valley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.