About Halfway
Halfway, OR is a tiny community located in eastern Oregon, home to 358 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Halfway holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.37 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 968 residents per square mile.
📰 Halfway News Today
- Oregon Fire Season Halfway Point: Most Acres from Lightning, Most Starts Still Human-Caused Tillamook County Pioneer · Aug 13
- Halfway Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
- Monthly Weather Forecast for Halfway, Oregon 97834 The Weather Channel · Dec 28
- Celebrate July 4 in Haines, Sumpter and Halfway Baker City Herald · Jun 30
- Schedule - Pine Eagle Spartans (Halfway, OR) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Halfway Unique
- Positioned in eastern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Halfway
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Halfway
- Pine Eagle Charter School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCity
Population (2024)358
Rank in state#207 of 240
Land area0.37 sq mi
Density968/sq mi
Coordinates44.8780, -117.1097