Welcome to Joseph ...

The city of Joseph is located in Wallowa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joseph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Joseph has a population of 1,110 people<2> (see below for details).

Joseph is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Joseph is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area codes for Joseph: (541) and (458)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Joseph had an population of 1,110 people. This is an increase of 2.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Joseph had a population of 1,081 people (which is 15.43% of the total population of Wallowa County). This makes Joseph the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Joseph represents 0.03% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 155th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,081 people, the population of Joseph increased 2.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,054 people).

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

Communities Also Named Joseph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Joseph - they are located in Idaho (2), Mississippi, New Mexico (2) and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Joseph ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Joseph.

• Enterprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <6>
• Lostine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine
  • Lostine is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostine <6>
• Evans
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Wallowa County
• Wallowa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Cornucopia ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
  • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
• Imnaha
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imnaha
  • Imnaha is located in Wallowa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imnaha <6>
• Cove
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <6>
• Homestead ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Homestead is located in Baker County
• Jimtown
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jimtown 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 Joseph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joseph.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Joseph. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Joseph.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joseph ...

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

Adding Joseph to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Joseph post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joseph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joseph. 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/