The Dalles, OR Micro Area
The The Dalles, OR micro area is one county in Oregon: Wasco County. About 26,310 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 1.3% fewer than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 26,310 1.3% fewer than in April 2020
- Type
- Micropolitan statistical area
- County
- Wasco County
- Land area
- 2,381 sq mi (6,167 km²)
- Time zone
- Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
- State
- Oregon
- CBSA code
- 45520
The county in the The Dalles, OR micro area
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Wasco County | Central | 26,310 |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people. This area has no outlying counties: no neighboring county sends enough commuters to join it. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- The Dalles15,917 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Hood River, OR Micro Area20 mi northwest
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area73 mi west
- Salem, OR Metro Area102 mi southwest
- Bend, OR Metro Area107 mi south
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