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Jefferson Oregon Map

Explore Jefferson, 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.

Interactive Map of Jefferson, Oregon

How to Use This Jefferson, Oregon Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Jefferson, 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 Jefferson.

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.

CityJefferson
StateOregon (OR)
CountyMarion County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude44.719566
Longitude-123.010371
Population3,327
Density1498.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code97352
Area Code503, 971
County SeatSalem
School DistrictJefferson School District 14J

About Jefferson, Oregon

Jefferson is a locality in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,327. The population density is 1498.9 people per km². Jefferson is located at 44.7196°N, 123.0104°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Jefferson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97352.

Jefferson occupies a fertile stretch of land where the Santiam River curves with a deliberate, slow-motion grace through the valley floor. It lies 7.4 miles northeast of Albany, OR (from Albany, OR: bearing 39°T), and is situated 3.7 miles northeast of Millersburg. Jefferson sits amidst the expansive, flat reaches of Independence Prairie, where the earth feels heavy with the sediment of ancient floods and the quiet intensity of agricultural life. To the west, the silhouettes of the Coast Range loom as a jagged, indigo spine against the horizon, anchoring the sky while the Adair Tract State Forest waits in the distance, a dark reservoir of fir and shadow. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, syrupy quality, gilding the tall grasses and casting long, melancholic fingers of shade across the fields that stretch toward the water.

Settled as a hub for the early transit of goods and grain, Jefferson maintains a persistent, grounded economy that draws its vitality from the surrounding silt-rich soil and the currents of the Santiam River. The rhythms of the day are dictated not by the frenetic pace of larger centers, but by the steady, seasonal turning of the harvest and the quiet passage of water toward the confluence. While the pristine, protected banks of the North Santiam River offer a sanctuary for those seeking the stillness of the riparian wild, the community itself retains a utilitarian, unvarnished character forged by generations of labor on the plains. Residents look toward the distant peaks or toward the distant, high-altitude stillness of Waldo Lake, yet they remain tethered to the immediate, tactile reality of the valley—a place where the history of the soil is written in the rows of crops and the persistent, low hum of machinery echoing across the flat, open expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • North Santiam River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.6 mi, 160° S · 14k acres
  • Santiam River Rest Stop (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 306° NW
  • Wiseman Island (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 084° E
  • Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.1 mi, 324° NW · 5,604 acres
  • Willamette River (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.0 mi, 216° SW · 51k acres
  • Simpson Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 215° SW
  • A-4E Skyhawk (Public Artwork) — 5.7 mi, 204° SW
  • Luckiamute State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 284° W
  • Luckiamute Landing State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 284° W
  • Ankeny Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.2 mi, 335° NW
  • Sidney Access Willamette River Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 326° NW
  • Regal Albany Cinemas (Cinema) — 7.0 mi, 207° SW
  • Albany Civic Theater (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 220° SW
  • Albany Regional Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 219° SW
  • Gallery Calapooia (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 220° SW
  • Siuslaw National Forest (National Forest) — 9.2 mi, 264° W · 631k acres
  • Telephone of the Wind (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 212° SW
  • Star Cinema (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 063° NE
  • Blue Car Wreck (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 346° N
  • Prisms Gallery (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 309° NW
  • Monmouth Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 309° NW
  • Bush House Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 354° N
  • 1245 Mill Street Section Houses (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 357° N
  • Studios at The Mill (Gallery) — 14.9 mi, 357° N
  • Chinook Salmon (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 355° N
  • Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 001° N
  • Dr. John McLoughlin (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 356° N
  • Column Segments from Second Oregon Capitol (Historic Ruins) — 15.1 mi, 357° N
  • Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 323° NW · 5,034 acres
  • Willamette National Forest (National Forest) — 26.9 mi, 144° SE · 1.7M acres

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About This Jefferson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jefferson, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.719566, -123.010371. 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 Jefferson includes the ZIP code (97352), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Marion County (Salem), and school district assignment (Jefferson School District 14J).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.