Welcome to Antelope ...

The city of Antelope is located in Wasco County<1>.

Antelope was established in 1871 and was incorporated January 29, 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Antelope has a population of 50 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Antelope is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Antelope is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Antelope lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Antelope: (541) and (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Antelope: 97001<5>

Websites for Antelope ...

Official Website: www.cityofantelope.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Antelope had an population of 50 people. This is an increase of 8.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Antelope had a population of 46 people. This makes Antelope the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 46 people, the population of Antelope decreased 22.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 59 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Antelope.

Communities Also Named Antelope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Antelope - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Idaho (2), Kansas (2), Montana, Nevada (3), New Mexico (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Antelope.

Communities near Antelope ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Antelope.

• Shaniko
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaniko
  • Shaniko is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaniko <6>
• Donnybrook ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
  • Former names for Donnybrook:
  • Axehandle
  • Kilts
• Ashwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
  • Ashwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashwood <6>
• Clarno
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
  • Clarno is located in Wasco County
• Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
  • Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
• Kent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
• Fossil
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil
  • Fossil is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fossil <6>
• Maupin
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maupin have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin
  • Maupin is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maupin <6>
• Mecca
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
• Rosebush ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebush have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
  • Rosebush is located in Sherman County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Antelope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antelope.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antelope. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antelope.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Antelope. See our Newspapers Page for Antelope.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antelope ...

Looking for more information about Antelope? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Antelope, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Antelope.

Adding Antelope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antelope in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Antelope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Antelope post office opened in 1871.

We also found Antelope in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antelope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Antelope: www.cityofantelope.us/

The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/