Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:15 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:37 am – 4:23 pm
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People353 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.160 householdsMedian household income $39,250Median rent $717 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 204 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 46%, education and health care 18%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 20 minutes16% drive alone, 10% take public transport, 48% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages37% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 54%, Spanish 34%, Korean 6%, other Indo-European languages 5%25% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 42°F, lows 24°F15 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month May10 in of snow a year, on about 8 days28 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Antelope 6 Ssw station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsJohn Day, Chaparral Recreation Associationstate recreation area · 14.9 miJohn Day, Chaparral Accessstate recreation area · 16.2 miOchoco National Forestnational forest · 32.5 mi · 613,632 acresJohn Day Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 35.6 mi · 7,033 acresMt. Hood Purchase Unitnational forest · 41.0 miFifteenmile Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 44.7 mi · 546 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 13 Apr 197614 mi away, near Shaniko, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Dec 201019 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWasco County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025315 of 365 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 81main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wasco County monitors, OR
Internet at home42% of households have a broadband subscription32% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone58% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterYoung Lifeserves 497 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,412 ft1,040 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeShaniko Post Office7.3 miFire stationShaniko Volunteer Fire Department7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoberts Field RDM58 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX105 miUS highwayUS 975.5 miAmtrakWishram, WA WIH49 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97001 ZIP area.
