Welcome to Irrigon ...

The city of Irrigon is located in Morrow County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irrigon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Irrigon has a population of 1,790 people<3> (see below for details).

Irrigon is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Irrigon: (541) and (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Irrigon had an population of 1,790 people. This is a decrease of 1.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Irrigon had a population of 1,826 people (which is 16.34% of the total population of Morrow County). This makes Irrigon the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Irrigon represents 0.05% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 125th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,826 people, the population of Irrigon increased 7.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,702 people).

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

Communities near Irrigon ...

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

• Hermiston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
  • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <6>
• Umatilla
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <6>
• Boardman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Boardman is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <6>
• Stanfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
  • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <6>
• Echo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Echo is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
• Paterson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Benton County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paterson <6>
• Ordnance ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
• Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
• Power City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Power City is located in Umatilla County
• Hinkle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
  • Hinkle is located in Umatilla 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 Irrigon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irrigon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irrigon ...

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

Adding Irrigon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Irrigon post office opened in 1903.

We also found Irrigon mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irrigon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/

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