Wallowa Oregon Map

About Wallowa, Oregon

Wallowa is a locality in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 796. The population density is 503.0 people per km². Wallowa is located at 45.5701°N, 117.5282°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Wallowa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97885.

Wallowa occupies a quiet expanse of high plains where the Wallowa River cuts a steady, rhythmic path through the valley floor. It lies 32.0 miles east-northeast of La Grande, OR (from La Grande, OR: bearing 58°T), and is situated 15.6 miles northwest of Enterprise. The landscape surrounding Wallowa remains defined by the openness of the terrain, where dry winds carry the scent of sage and sun-baked earth across the fields. To the distant horizon, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Wallowa Mountains offer a sharp contrast to the gentle, sloping incline of the nearby Hays Canyon. During the late afternoon, the light here turns a bruised, honeyed gold, stretching the shadows of fence posts across the dry grass until they seem to touch the very edge of Maxwell Pond.

Wallowa holds the memory of early settlement in the weathered timber of its older structures and the persistent, quiet labor of its agricultural roots. The local economy persists through the seasonal cycles of ranching and timber, maintaining a deliberate pace that ignores the frantic urgency of the wider world. Residents often gather at the Wallowa City Ball Park, a central point of activity that grounds the daily rhythm of the neighborhood. Those who seek to wander further afield toward the rugged heights often set their boots upon the Crooked Trail, following paths that have been worn smooth by generations of travelers. Life in Wallowa remains tethered to the land, an enduring arrangement between the people and the vast, unyielding sky.

About This Wallowa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wallowa, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.570144, -117.528242. 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 Wallowa includes the ZIP code (97885), telephone area code (541), county seat of Wallowa County (Enterprise), and school district assignment (Wallowa School District 12).

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.