Nyssa, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nyssa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97913. It lies near Prati Island. The Survey maps it on the Nyssa quadrangle. 3,198 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,192 feet above sea level.
On record in Nyssa
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Green Lantern Saloonlisted 1996
Hotel Westernlisted 1996
Al and Son's Thompson Feed and Seed Companylisted 1996
Vinsonhaler Blacksmith Shoplisted 1996- Owyhee Grocerylisted 2025
Population over time
3 figuresNyssa grew from 3,163 to 3,198 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,163 | |
| 2010 | 3,267 | +104 (+3%) |
| 2020 | 3,198 | -69 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1898 USGS Nampa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Nyssa quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Nyssa between 1995 and 2014, burning about 2,296 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 2,221 acres | Boise District | D LINE |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | LINCOLN |
| 11 July 2001 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Vale District | LOCKET GUL |
| 3 June 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | PEARL |
| 14 October 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 acres | Boise District | RADIOTWR 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Nyssa: 6 past producers, 6 producers, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Loe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Loe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nyssa in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nyssa | - | A microburst affected the city of Nyssa, bringing severe winds to the region with multiple impacts. The city of Nyssa was without power for several hours. Multiple powerlines & polls were down. Numerous residential and commercial roof damages were reported with roof damage and window breaks. There was also some crop damage and flattening in nearby fields. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Nyssa | - | A thunderstorm produced 7/8 inch hail at Owyhee Dam in Malheur County. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nyssa | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Nyssa | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Heavy Rain | Nyssa | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nyssa | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyssa Heights | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Arcadia | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Owyhee | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Cairo | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Adrian | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ontario | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ontario Heights | 13.4 miles | 14 | |
| Vale | 14.8 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Nyssa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2340646 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1124870. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





