Welcome to Prairie City ...

The city of Prairie City is located in Grant County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prairie City has a population of 871 people<3> (see below for details).

Prairie City is 3,530 feet [1,076 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Prairie City is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

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

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prairie City had an population of 871 people. This is a decrease of 4.18% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prairie City had a population of 909 people (which is 12.21% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Prairie City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Prairie City represents 0.02% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 165th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 909 people, the population of Prairie City decreased 15.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,080 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Prairie City.

Communities Also Named Prairie City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Prairie City - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Missouri (3) and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Prairie City ...

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

• John Day
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Bates
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Bates is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bates <6>
• Austin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Grant County
• Galena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Grant County
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Susanville is located in Grant County
• Greenhorn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Greenhorn is located in Baker County
• Mount Vernon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Fox
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <6>
• Whitney ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney 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 Prairie City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairie City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie City ...

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

Adding Prairie City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prairie City 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 Prairie City was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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