Welcome to Haines ...

The city of Haines is located in Baker County<1>.

Haines was established in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Haines has a population of 424 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Haines is 3,330 feet [1,015 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Haines is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Haines: (541) & (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Haines: 97833<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Haines had an population of 424 people. This is an increase of 1.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Haines had a population of 416 people. This makes Haines the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Haines represents 0.01% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 199th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 416 people, the population of Haines decreased 2.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 426 people).

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

Communities Also Named Haines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Haines - they are located in Alaska, California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania (3).

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

Communities near Haines ...

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

• Baker City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Baker City is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Baker City has also been known as:
  • Baker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <6>
• North Powder
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
  • North Powder is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <6>
• Sumpter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <6>
• Hutchinson ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Bourne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Bourne is located in Baker County
• Keating
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Keating is located in Baker County
• Union
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Cabell City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
  • Cabell City is located in Grant 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 Haines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haines.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haines ...

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

Adding Haines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haines 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 Haines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Haines post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

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