Gopher FlatsOR
It is a town of 382 residents in Oregon.
Is Gopher Flats a good place to live?
Gopher Flats’ age of the median resident is 53.4 years, above both the Oregon town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 2 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Gopher Flats. Gopher Flats has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
382 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Gopher Flats: who provides what
Gopher Flats is unincorporated, so Umatilla County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gopher Flats.
Most of Gopher Flats’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Gopher Flats for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work locally is 15 minutes. Since 2013, Gopher Flats has lost 77 jobs, to 88 in 2023. The top destinations are Pendleton (34%), Mission (27%) and Hermiston (3%).
| Gopher Flats | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Gopher Flats’ year
The range runs from 28° on a January night to 90° on a July afternoon, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gopher Flats faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Gopher Flats, 48% come from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Oregon and the rest of the country, more of Gopher Flats’ adults have diabetes
Gopher Flats: 17% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Gopher Flats.
| Gopher Flats | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Gopher Flats | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 71.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Gopher Flats
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gopher Flats
About 5 of every 100 Gopher Flats residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
99% of working residents leave Gopher Flats for work
Where Gopher Flats’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gopher Flats
CDP in Oregon, United States
Gopher Flats is a census-designated place (CDP) in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gopher Flats had a population of 329. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,217 ft
- Area code
- 458, 541
Questions about Gopher Flats
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gopher Flats, OR a good place to live?
Gopher Flats has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.