Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Wheeler
- Mayor
- Carol E. MacInnes
- Total
- 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km )
- Land
- 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 2,654 ft (809 m)
- Density
- 570.4/sq mi (220.23/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (Pacific)
- Area codes
- 541, 458
- Fips code
- 41-26650
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Fossil
- Population
- 447
- Area
- 2.042857
- Elevation
- 2654
- Official website
- www.cityoffossil.org
- Image
- Fossil main street.jpg
- Households
- 233
- Dialing code
- 458
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- Commons category
- Fossil, Oregon
- postal code
- 97830
- inception
- 1891-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 24498
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Fossil is a city in and the county seat of Wheeler County, Oregon, United States. The name was chosen by the first postmaster, Thomas B. Hoover, who had found some fossil remains on his ranch. As of the 2020 census, Fossil had a population of 447.
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