Oregon · Census place 4175850

Union, Oregon

Union is a city in Union County, Oregon with an estimated 2,123 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 118th largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,123; #118 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020: -1.3%; -28 people
Land area: 2.5 sq mi
Density: 853 / sq mi; State median 3,097

Orange pin: Union. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

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Union population, 2020 to 2024

Union lost 28 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.3%. In the latest year it moved by +3.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,153. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Union covers 2.49 square miles of land, for 853 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Union is less dense than the typical town.

What county Union is in

All of Union's residents live in Union County, which had 26,058 residents in 2024. Union holds 8.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Union

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Union by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97883. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Union is

The Census internal point of Union is at 45.208900, -117.867900. Salem, the capital, is 252.5 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is La Grande, OR (13,058 people), 13.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Nampa, ID, 129.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 45.208900, -117.867900
DMS: 45°12'32.04"N 117°52'4.44"W
UTM: 11N 431845.2E 5006523.3N
Geohash: c2h1jy50y
Plus code: 85Q4645J+HR

Daylight in Union

At 45.21° N, Union gets about 15 h 39 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Union

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Island City, 12.4 miles away, with 1,131 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Union, OR?

2,123 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 28 (1.3%) from 2,151 in July 2020.

What county is Union in?

Union County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Union?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 97883.

How far is Union from Salem?

252.5 miles (406.4 km) in a straight line, heading W from Union.

What is the nearest larger city to Union?

La Grande, OR, with 13,058 residents, 13.3 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.