Welcome to Lostine ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lostine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lostine has a population of 224 people<2> (see below for details).

Lostine is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lostine is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP code for Lostine: 97857<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lostine had an population of 224 people. This is an increase of 5.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lostine had a population of 213 people. This makes Lostine the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 213 people, the population of Lostine decreased 19.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 263 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lostine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lostine - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Lostine ...

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

• Enterprise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
• Joseph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
  • Joseph is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph <7>
• Wallowa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
• Maxville ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
• Cove
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <7>
• Elgin
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
  • Former names for Elgin:
  • Fish Trap
  • Indian Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <7>
• Imbler
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbler
  • Imbler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imbler <7>
• Promise ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
  • Promise is located in Wallowa County
• Summerville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <7>
• Conley
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
  • Conley is located in Union 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 Lostine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lostine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lostine ...

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

Adding Lostine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lostine post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lostine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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