Pendleton, Oregon

Pendleton, Oregon
Downtown Pendleton
Motto: 
The Real West
Location of Pendleton in Umatilla County, Oregon (left) and of Umatilla County in Oregon (right)
Coordinates: 45°40′32″N 118°49′11″W / 45.67556°N 118.81972°W / 45.67556; -118.81972
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Incorporated1880
Government
  MayorMcKennon Cimmiyotti O’ Rourke McDonald
Area
  Total
11.51 sq mi (29.81 km2)
  Land11.51 sq mi (29.81 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
17,107
  Density1,486.27/sq mi (573.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Pacific)
ZIP Code
97801
Area code(s)541 and 458
FIPS code41-57150
GNIS feature ID2411399
Websitewww.pendleton.or.us

Pendleton is a city in and the county seat of Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 17,107 at the time of the 2020 census, which includes approximately 1,600 people who are incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution.

Pendleton is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Hermiston–Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area. This micropolitan area covers Morrow and Umatilla counties and had a combined population of 92,261 at the 2020 census.