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Lafayette Oregon Map

Explore Lafayette, 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 Lafayette, Oregon

How to Use This Lafayette, Oregon Map

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

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.

CityLafayette
StateOregon (OR)
CountyYamhill County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude45.244283
Longitude-123.114826
Population4,423
Density1981.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code97127
Area Code503, 971
County SeatMcMinnville
School DistrictMcMinnville School District 40

About Lafayette, Oregon

Lafayette is a locality in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,423. The population density is 1981.1 people per km². Lafayette is located at 45.2443°N, 123.1148°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Lafayette is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97127.

Lafayette maintains a quiet posture along the banks of the Yamhill River, where the water moves with a deliberate, muddy patience toward the distant pull of the sea. It lies 4.7 miles east-northeast of McMinnville, OR (from McMinnville, OR: bearing 60°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-southwest of Newberg. The horizon is framed by the Coast Range, a jagged silhouette that gathers the heavy, gray mists of the Pacific and holds them against the sky, keeping the air perpetually damp and cool. Within the immediate landscape, the land dips toward the basin of Lippin Cotts Gulch, while the still, dark surface of Schuetze Reservoir reflects the shifting light of the afternoon. Residents often gather at Commons Park, where the verdant expanse offers a sanctuary of grass and shadow that feels anchored to the slow pulse of the local topography.

Lafayette carries the weight of an era when it served as a bustling administrative center, a history marked by the ghosts of early territorial commerce and the iron-willed ambition of its founders. The local economy has since receded from its former prominence, shifting away from the fervor of early settlement to a modest pace defined by the rhythms of the surrounding agricultural fields. Visitors might catch a glimpse of the past in the quiet architecture that lines the streets, or imagine the movement of goods toward Coffee Chute and the nearby Coffee Island, where the water suggests the reach of a wider maritime world. Life here moves with a steady, unforced gravity, tethered to the soil and the seasonal rains that feed the ferns and the heavy canopy of the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Commons Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 220° SW
  • Yamhill County Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 044° NE
  • Terry Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
  • South Yamhill River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.8 mi, 222° SW · 17k acres
  • Yamhill Landing Willamette River Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 121° SE
  • Willamette River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.7 mi, 124° SE · 51k acres
  • Rotary Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 257° W
  • Gallery Theater (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 238° SW
  • Carlton Lake Game Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 318° NW
  • Willamette River Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 108° E
  • Old Kinney Mill Millstone (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 241° SW
  • WPA Stairs (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 241° SW
  • Lange Estates Winery (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 045° NE
  • Ice Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 235° SW
  • Ewing Young Oak (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 032° NE
  • Valley View School (Historic Ruins) — 6.9 mi, 011° N
  • Art Elements Gallery (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 061° NE
  • Chehalem Cultural Center (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 059° NE
  • Blue Trout Gallery (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 061° NE
  • Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 287° W
  • Champoeg Monument (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 085° E
  • Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 002° N · 1,844 acres
  • Newell House (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 088° E
  • Portland Goat Parties (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.0 mi, 032° NE
  • Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.5 mi, 046° NE · 2,706 acres
  • Steam Sawmill (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 153° SE
  • Acorn Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 076° E
  • Wetland Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 16.6 mi, 053° NE
  • Old Aurora Colony Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 093° E
  • Siuslaw National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 216° SW · 631k acres

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About This Lafayette Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lafayette, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.244283, -123.114826. 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 Lafayette includes the ZIP code (97127), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Yamhill County (McMinnville), and school district assignment (McMinnville School District 40).

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.