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Welcome to Pendleton ...

The city of Pendleton is located in Umatilla County<1> and is the County Seat for Umatilla County.


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


Pendleton was established in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pendleton has a population of 16,723 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Pendleton is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Websites for Pendleton ...

Official Website: www.pendleton.or.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pendleton had an population of 16,723 people. This is an increase of 0.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pendleton had a population of 16,612 people (which is 21.89% of the total population of Umatilla County). This makes Pendleton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pendleton represents 0.43% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,612 people, the population of Pendleton increased 1.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,354 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pendleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Pendleton - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pendleton ...

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

  • Pilot Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Athena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
    • Athena is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <6>
  • Echo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
  • Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <6>
  • Helix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
    • Helix is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <6>
  • Mission
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Umatilla County
  • Tutuilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tutuilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
    • Tutuilla is located in Umatilla County
  • Kirkpatrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
    • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
  • Cayuse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Stanfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
    • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <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 Pendleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pendleton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pendleton. Our list includes 29 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pendleton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pendleton ...

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

Adding Pendleton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pendleton post office opened in 1869.

We also found Pendleton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pendleton.

The official website for Pendleton: www.pendleton.or.us/

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pendleton.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pendleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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