Willamina Oregon Map

About Willamina, Oregon

Willamina is a locality in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,239. The population density is 915.8 people per km². Willamina is located at 45.0787°N, 123.4859°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Willamina is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97396.

Willamina occupies a quiet intersection of riparian corridors and rising terrain where the Willamina Creek carves a steady, silver path through the landscape. It lies 13.8 miles northwest of Dallas, OR (from Dallas, OR: bearing 323°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west-southwest of Sheridan. The earth here holds a damp, fertile weight, defined by the slow transition from low-lying basin floor toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Range to the west. At the center of this geography, the Willamina Reservoir mirrors the shifting gray and white of the sky, grounding the basin in a stillness that persists even when the wind stirs the surrounding timber. Travelers moving toward the higher elevations toward the George T Gerlinger State Experimental Forest find the air thinning into a crisp, pine-scented clarity, while the immediate surroundings of Garden Park provide a communal clearing where the local rhythm remains tethered to the slow passage of clouds over the hills.

Willamina emerged from the hard labor of early timber extraction, a legacy that still informs the way the sunlight catches the rusted edges of old mill equipment and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the main streets. The economy has long relied on the bounty of the surrounding woods, fostering a culture of self-reliance that echoes the quietude of nearby Buck Hollow. While the regional focus shifts toward the sprawling agricultural success of the wider valley, Willamina retains a focused, industrial character, its identity forged in the intersection of forestry and the daily maintenance of a life lived close to the land. The people here move with an unforced cadence, shaped by the seasonal pulse of the creek and the enduring, stoic presence of the forests that define the horizon.

About This Willamina Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Willamina, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.078725, -123.485942. 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 Willamina includes the ZIP code (97396), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Yamhill County (McMinnville), and school district assignment (Willamina School District 30J).

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.