Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 42 min5:09 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 42 min7:35 am – 4:17 pm
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People116 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.963 householdsMedian household income $40,568Median home value $211,40081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,450 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 27°F13 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month May13 in of snow a year, on about 8 days28 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Heppner station, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsUmatilla National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.9 mi · 1,826 acresWanaket Wildlife Areanational conservation area · 28.2 mi · 2,909 acresUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 28.7 mi · 1,085,248 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Jan 200036 mi away, near Condon, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 18 May 200841 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMorrow County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025260 of 365 days measured105 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 95main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Umatilla County, OR, 42 mi away
Internet at home68% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone32% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Lexingtonserves 255 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,096 ft334 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPioneer Memorial Hospital15.3 miTown hallLexington Town Hall9.7 miFire stationLexington Volunteer Fire Department9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton PDT38 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX145 miInterstateI-8418 miUS highwayUS 3018 miAmtrakPasco, WA PSC52 miCoachBoardmanNorthwestern Stage Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97839 ZIP area.
