Waterloo Oregon Map

About Waterloo, Oregon

Waterloo is a locality in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 222. The population density is 708.4 people per km². Waterloo is located at 44.4940°N, 122.8254°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Waterloo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97355.

Waterloo emerges from the damp, verdant floor of the valley, defined by the persistent, rhythmic pulse of Vail Creek as it carves a path through the landscape. It lies 5.0 miles southeast of Lebanon, OR (from Lebanon, OR: bearing 126°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-northwest of Sweet Home. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and coniferous needles, a heavy, oxygen-rich atmosphere that clings to the low-hanging branches of the surrounding timber. To the distant west, the jagged, shadowed silhouette of the Coast Range anchors the horizon, while the terrain closer at hand softens into the gentle, verdant expanse of the Lower Pleasant Valley. Waterloo Park provides a quiet, communal anchor, its grounds offering a place where the light filters through the canopy in muted, shifting shafts of gold and gray during the long, contemplative afternoons.

History in Waterloo remains tethered to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the land’s capacity to sustain those who work its soil. The local economy draws its strength from the cycles of the forest and the fertile plains, maintaining an industry that respects the quietude of the surroundings rather than disrupting them. Residents often look toward the nearby Durlam Reservoir, a still, deep-water presence that mirrors the sky and offers a reprieve from the daily labor of the fields. Life in Waterloo moves with the steady, unforced pace of a place that understands its own boundaries, existing as a quiet intersection where the weight of the past informs the modest, enduring rhythms of the present day.

About This Waterloo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterloo, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.494012, -122.825366. 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 Waterloo includes the ZIP code (97355), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Linn County (Albany), and school district assignment (Lebanon Community School District 9).

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.