Yamhill Oregon Map

About Yamhill, Oregon

Yamhill is a locality in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,147. The population density is 907.5 people per km². Yamhill is located at 45.3415°N, 123.1873°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Yamhill is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97148.

Yamhill occupies a quiet expanse of fertile soil where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Range. It lies 9.1 miles north of McMinnville, OR (from McMinnville, OR: bearing 3°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-northwest of Lafayette. Rowland Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, its waters pulling cool moisture into the surrounding fields and nurturing the dark, rich loam that defines the character of the soil. Heinrich Park provides a modest, open space for the afternoon light to stretch long shadows across the grass, while the presence of the nearby Fidel Brothers Irrigation Reservoir holds the stillness of a mirror against the sky. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the dense, shadowed canopy of the Tillamook State Forest looms as a dark green barrier, marking the transition from the cultivated plains toward the deeper, untamed wild.

Yamhill emerged from the industry of the land, its rhythm defined by the seasonal labor of agriculture and the patient cultivation of vineyards that have come to characterize the regional economy. The influence of the nearby Puddy Gulch and the occasional, distant rush of Little Lee Falls underscore a landscape shaped by water and gravity, fostering an environment where the pace of life remains tethered to the harvest. Long-standing local traditions persist in the quiet maintenance of the roads and the steady, unadorned commerce of the center, where the morning air often carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth. Residents carry on with a focused, quiet industry, finding a particular beauty in the way the twilight deepens the color of the vines and settles over the fields, leaving Yamhill to exist in a state of deliberate, grounded permanence.

About This Yamhill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yamhill, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.341504, -123.187329. 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 Yamhill includes the ZIP code (97148), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Yamhill County (McMinnville), and school district assignment (Yamhill-Carlton School District 1).

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.