Riley, Oregon | |
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![]() Post office in Riley | |
Coordinates: 43°32′30″N 119°30′14″W / 43.54167°N 119.50389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Harney |
Elevation | 4,226 ft (1,288 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 97758 |
Area code | 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1148449[1] |
Riley is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States, located at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 395 and U.S. Highway 20, milepost 104, about 28 miles (45 km) west of Burns, the seat of Harney County. The elevation of Riley is 4,226 feet (1,288 m). The town presently consists entirely of two service establishments with attached apartments: a post office, and a general store with gas pump and garage service. It exists to serve the rural farming and ranching community that surrounds it, and highway travelers.
Farmers grow alfalfa, hay, and root crops.[2]
The Oregon Department of Transportation has a camera for road and weather conditions located at the intersection of U.S. 20 and U.S. 395 in Riley, facing west-northwest.[3]