Welcome to Jordan Valley ...

The city of Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jordan Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Jordan Valley: Jordan Vly. (or less commonly used: Jordan Vally. or Jordan Vlly.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jordan Valley has a population of 178 people<3> (see below for details).

Jordan Valley is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Jordan Valley is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Jordan Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jordan Valley had an population of 178 people. This is a decrease of 1.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jordan Valley had a population of 181 people. This makes Jordan Valley the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 181 people, the population of Jordan Valley decreased 24.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 239 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jordan Valley.

Communities Also Named Jordan Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jordan Valley - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Jordan Valley ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Jordan Valley.

• Silver City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Owyhee County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <6>
• De Lamar ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
  • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County (ID)
• Danner ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner
  • Danner is located in Malheur County
• Empire City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • Empire City is located in Owyhee County (ID)
• Cliffs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
  • Cliffs is located in Owyhee County (ID)
• Arock
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arock
  • Arock is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arock <6>
• Murphy
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Owyhee County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jordan Valley ...

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

Adding Jordan Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jordan Valley post office opened in 1867.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jordan Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

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