Meacham Oregon Map

About Meacham, Oregon

Meacham is a locality in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 14.5 people per km². Meacham is located at 45.5231°N, 118.4395°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97859.

Meacham holds the high, cold silence of the summit, where the earth rises to meet the thinning air of the interior. It lies 20.5 miles northwest of La Grande, OR (from La Grande, OR: bearing 308°T), and is situated 21.1 miles east-southeast of Pendleton. Meacham Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, its waters cold and clear as they slip past the hushed timberland. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Blue Mountains defines the horizon, a jagged ink-stroke against the pale sky. Only a mile away, the surface of Meacham Lake mirrors the shifting moods of the clouds, holding a stillness that seems to gather the light of the long afternoons. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent, untainted by the damp weight of the lowlands, and the ground remains firm under the weight of the encroaching frost.

Meacham endures as a ghost of the transit that once defined the American interior, marked permanently by the Oregon Trail National Historic Trail that threads through the terrain. The echoes of heavy wagons and weary footsteps have long since faded, leaving behind a quietude that persists in the empty stretches of the high country. While the Starkey Experimental Forest lies a distance away, its influence on the management of these timbered corridors remains a silent, guiding force for the regional economy. Five miles away, the deep, shadowed geometry of Coyote Canyon serves as a reminder of the rugged, unyielding nature of this land. Daily life in Meacham moves with the deliberate, sparse rhythm of those who live in the shadow of history, watching the seasonal turn of the grass and the slow, steady reclamation of the soil.

About This Meacham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meacham, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.523066, -118.439518. 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 Meacham includes the ZIP code (97859), telephone area code (541), county seat of Umatilla County (Pendleton), and school district assignment (Pendleton School District 16).

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.