Welcome to Long Creek ...

The city of Long Creek is located in Grant County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Long Creek: Long Crk. (or less commonly used: Long Ck. or Long Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Long Creek has a population of 191 people<2> (see below for details).

Long Creek is 3,740 feet [1,140 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Long Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP code for Long Creek: 97856<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Long Creek had an population of 191 people. This is a decrease of 3.05% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Long Creek had a population of 197 people. This makes Long Creek the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 197 people, the population of Long Creek decreased 13.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 228 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Long Creek.

Communities Also Named Long Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Long Creek - they are located in Illinois, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Long Creek ...

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

• Monument
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <6>
• Fox
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <6>
• Hamilton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Grant County
• Ritter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ritter is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <6>
• Galena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Grant County
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Susanville is located in Grant County
• Dale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <6>
• Mount Vernon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• John Day
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Day
  • John Day is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for John Day <6>
• Canyon City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
  • Canyon City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon City <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 Long Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Creek ...

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

Adding Long Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Long Creek post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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