Cairo Junction, Oregon
| Cairo, Oregon | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Cairo, Oregon
Cairo, Oregon
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| Coordinates: 43°59′46″N 117°00′33″W / 43.99611°N 117.00917°WCoordinates: 43°59′46″N 117°00′33″W / 43.99611°N 117.00917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Malheur |
| Elevation | 2,192 ft (668 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1118451 |
| Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System | |
Cairo is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Its elevation is 2,192 feet (668 m) above sea level. It is about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Ontario and a half mile north of Cairo Junction, where U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 26, running concurrently with Oregon Route 201, turn south towards Nyssa. Route 201 also continues north from Cairo Junction through Cairo and towards Ontario.
Cairo was a station on the Oregon Short Line Railroad (OSL) to Vale. The OSL line is now part of the Union Pacific mainline. Cairo Elementary School in Cairo Junction is part of the Ontario School District; the school was built in 1957.
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