Orient, Oregon

About Orient

Orient is a small unincorporated community in northern Oregon.

Officially, Orient is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.95 square miles.

📰 Orient News Today

• Orient Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Hong & MeiYan Continue delicious Tradition at Orient Cafe in The Dalles Columbia Community Connection · Jul 7
• Multnomah Grange to launch Spring Garden Festival Your Oregon News · May 14
• McNary stages ‘Orient Express’ with ensemble cast Keizertimes · Oct 23
• D.B. Cooper leapt from Reno-bound plane in 1971 with $200K. Mystery remains Reno Gazette Journal · Nov 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Orient Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Orient — but the Oregon one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Gresham (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Orient

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Orient

• Blue Pine Grill
• Our Coffee House (café)
• Silk Espresso (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Orient

• Oxbow Regional Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Southeast Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Arrow Creek Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chinquapin Bluffs West · Nature reserve reviews ★
• East Gresham Park reviews ★
• Indian John Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kingfisher Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sandy River Grove Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sandy River Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Southeast Community Park reviews ★
• Springwater Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Upper Johnson Creek · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Orient

🏘️ Nearby Communities