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Welcome to Enterprise ...

The city of Enterprise is located in Wallowa County<1> and is the County Seat for Wallowa County.


The location of Enterprise has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Enterprise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Enterprise has a population of 1,991 people<3> (see below for details).

Enterprise is 3,750 feet [1,143 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Enterprise is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Enterprise and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Enterprise: (541) and (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Enterprise had an population of 1,991 people. This is an increase of 2.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Enterprise had a population of 1,940 people (or 27.68% of the total population of Wallowa County). This makes Enterprise the county's most populous community.

The population of Enterprise represents 0.05% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 118th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,940 people, the population of Enterprise increased 2.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,895 people).

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

Communities Also Named Enterprise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 66 communities that are also named Enterprise - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (4), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Northwest Territories, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Enterprise ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Enterprise.

  • Joseph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallowa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
    • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <6>
  • Lostine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Wallowa County
  • Imnaha
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxville ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
  • Cove
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
    • Cornucopia is located in Baker 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 Enterprise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Enterprise.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Enterprise. 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 Enterprise.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Enterprise. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Enterprise.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enterprise ...

Looking for more information about Enterprise? 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 Enterprise, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Enterprise.

Adding Enterprise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Enterprise 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 Enterprise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Enterprise post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enterprise.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Enterprise. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wallowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Enterprise.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Enterprise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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