Welcome to John Day ...

The city of John Day is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of John Day, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, John Day has a population of 1,664 people<2> (see below for details).

John Day is 3,070 feet [936 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of John Day is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

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

The ZIP code for John Day: 97845<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, John Day had an population of 1,664 people. This is a decrease of 4.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, John Day had a population of 1,744 people (which is 23.43% of the total population of Grant County). This makes John Day the county's most populous community.

The population of John Day represents 0.05% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,744 people, the population of John Day decreased 4.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,821 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for John Day.

Communities near John Day ...

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

• Prairie City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Prairie City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <7>
• Mount Vernon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <7>
• Seneca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <7>
• Fox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <7>
• Galena
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Grant County
• Long Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <7>
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Susanville is located in Grant County
• Bates
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Bates is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bates <7>
• Austin
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Grant County
• Dayville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
  • Dayville is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <7>

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 John Day. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for John Day.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around John Day. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for John Day.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for John Day ...

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

Adding John Day to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the John Day post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for John Day.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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