Malheur County, Oregon

Malheur County, Oregon, has 32,261 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Vale. It uses Mountain Time and Pacific Time and covers 9,888 sq mi (25,609 km²) of land.

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Malheur County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
32,261
Land area
9,888 sq mi (25,609 km²)
County seat or government
Vale
Time zone
Mountain Time, Pacific TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July
Median household income
$54,519 ± $5,992
Median home value
$248,900 ± $19,195
Median rent, with utilities
$821 ± $48
Homes lived in by their owners
63.2% ± 2.8 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Ontario, OR-ID micro areaCentral county
Water area
42.1 sq mi (109 km²)
State
Oregon
County code (FIPS)
41045
Coordinates (central point)
43.188625, -117.603191

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Malheur County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Mountain TimeAmerica/BoiseUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.
Pacific TimeAmerica/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

Malheur County straddles a time-zone line; check where you are with the time-zone finder. Your phone’s setting can differ.

ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 9791419,713 people
  2. 979135,520 people
  3. 979184,567 people
  4. 97901954 people
  5. 97907821 people
  6. 97910645 people
  7. 97906360 people
  8. 89421330 people
  9. 9791750 people
  10. 9790348 people
  11. 9791142 people
  12. 9792034 people
All 15
  1. 9790830 people
  2. 9790924 people
  3. 9790217 people

15 ZIP Code areas overlap Malheur County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Malheur County, largest first

  1. Ontario School District 818,976 people
  2. Nyssa School District 264,956 people
  3. Vale School District 844,794 people
  4. Adrian School District 611,518 people
  5. Huntington School District 16J817 people
  6. Annex School District 29594 people
  7. Jordan Valley School District 3490 people
  8. Harper School District 66364 people
  9. Burnt River School District 30J212 people
  10. Arock School District 81107 people
  11. Juntura School District 1292 people
  12. McDermitt School District 5124 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Malheur County, largest first

  1. Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation286 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Ontario, Oregon (city)11,842 people
  2. Nyssa, Oregon (city)3,240 people
  3. Vale, Oregon (city)2,348 people
  4. Annex, Oregon (CDP)340 people
  5. Adrian, Oregon (city)299 people
  6. Harper, Oregon (CDP)219 people
  7. Jordan Valley, Oregon (city)180 people
  8. Brogan, Oregon (CDP)38 people
  9. Juntura, Oregon (CDP)18 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Canyon County, Idaho54 mi northeast
  2. Harney County, Oregon70 mi west
  3. Payette County, Idaho71 mi northeast
  4. Owyhee County, Idaho83 mi southeast
  5. Washington County, Idaho96 mi northeast
  6. Baker County, Oregon105 mi north
  7. Grant County, Oregon114 mi northwest
  8. Humboldt County, Nevada126 mi south

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.