Halfway is a city in Baker County, Oregon, home to about 312 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 97834.
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)102 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | McCall Municipal Airport (MYL)50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR273 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA754 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Halfway; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Halfway had 351 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 321st largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Baker County grew from 15,597 residents in 1900 to 16,668 in 2020.
Baker County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 21.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 62 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Halfway, OR weather station (about a mile away).
4,507 jobs at 521 businesses in Baker County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Halfway.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Pine Eagle SD 61. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Eagle Charter SchoolHalfway | K–12 | 213 | Charter | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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