A town of 292, settled in 1893.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Adams. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Adams for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Pendleton (21%), Walla Walla (16%) and Milton-Freewater (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Adams has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Adams beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Adams | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
The median sale price was $210,000 in May 2026.
0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Loiland Baseball Field | — | 4 |
| 2. Adams City Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Where Adams’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Adams on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oregon, U.S.
Adams is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, located about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Pendleton on Oregon Route 11. As of the 2020 census, Adams had a population of 389. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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