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 149. The population density is 112.6 people per km². Grass Valley is located at 45.3601°N, 120.7856°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Grass Valley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97029.

Grass Valley occupies a high, sun-bleached plateau where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of the Cascade Range, which remains a distant, jagged memory over a hundred miles to the west. It lies 25.0 miles southeast of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 130°T), and is situated 31.9 miles south of Goldendale. The landscape is defined by the sharp, arid descent into Remington Canyon and the quiet, persistent stillness of the high plains, where the light at dusk turns the dry grasses into a sea of burnished copper. A visitor might walk through the County Open Space, where the earth feels ancient and firm underfoot, holding the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the rim of the world. Water is a precious, sparing presence here, found in the modest flow of Rosebush Creek or the glassy, sun-warmed surface of Powell Reservoir, both offering a brief respite from the relentless, dry clarity of the air.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of Grass Valley, as the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the turning of soil and the harvest of wheat that has sustained the local economy since the early days of settlement. The architecture reflects a stoic, functional history, with buildings that endure the biting winds and the intense, unfiltered sun with a quiet, weathered dignity. While the roar of modern industry is absent, the land itself hums with the steady work of those who cultivate the heavy, fertile soil of the plateau. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the frantic energy of metropolitan centers, finding its beauty in the stark, honest lines of the horizon and the profound, heavy silence that settles over the fields when the day’s work is finally done.

About This Grass Valley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grass Valley, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.360125, -120.785611. 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 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).

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.