About Tumalo
Tumalo is a small unincorporated community in central Oregon.
Tumalo holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.71 square miles.
📰 Tumalo News Today
- Tumalo Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- Tumalo Falls viewing platform reopens to the public centraloregondaily.com · Jul 24
- Tumalo Community School Breaks Ground on Expansion Project - The Source The Source - Bend, Oregon · Jun 12
- Two fires after hot, dry weekend, shop near Tumalo total loss Redmond Spokesman · Jun 22
- Possible tornado caught on camera in central Oregon KATU · Apr 13
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Tumalo Unique
- The only place in America named Tumalo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- 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.
- Easy reach of Bend (7 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Tumalo
- Pisano's Woodfired Pizza — pizza
- Tumalo Coffeeshouse — coffee shop (café)
- Tumalo Feed Co. — steak house
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.71 sq mi
Coordinates44.1561, -121.3280