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Cemetery: Burns Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Burns include: Triangle City Park (1), Washington City Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Burns Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Oard's Gallery - Oard's Service & Garage (Museums; Hy 20 & Buchanan Road), Harney County Historical Museum (18 West D Street), Crystal Crane Hot Springs (Recreation Areas; 59315 Hww 78).
Hotels: America's Best Inn (999 Oregon Ave), Best Inn (999 Oregon Avenue), Silver Spur Motel (789 North Broadway Avenue), Days Inn Burns (577 West Monroe Street), Horton House (191 West Centre Street), Horseshoe Inn (30836 Higfhway 20 East), Bontemps Motel (74 West Monroe Street), Motel-Best Inn (999 Oregon Avenue), City Center Motel (73 West Monroe Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Burns and their reported violations in the past:
BURNS WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3030, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-06-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-04-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-30-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
ODOT HD SAGEHEN HILL REST AREA (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 18 routine major monitoring violations
- 7 regular monitoring violations
G H2O INC (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 67 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  12.3% | | Whole state: |  11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Burns, OR
People in group quarters in Burns
- 45 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 14 people in nursing homes
- 14 people in other group homes
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Burns compared to Oregon state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Burns (2009 data):
- Sterling Savings Bank: Burns Branch at 524 West Monroe, branch established on 1998-10-19. Info updated 2008-12-29: Bank assets: $12,264.4 mil, Deposits: $8,016.1 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 177 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
- U.S. Bank National Association: Harney County Branch at 493 North Broadway Avenue, branch established on 1942-08-31. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Bank of Eastern Oregon: Burns Branch at 293 North Broadway, branch established on 1964-07-10. Info updated 2008-10-09: Bank assets: $227.9 mil, Deposits: $189.0 mil, headquarters in Heppner, OR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Beo Bancorp
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Burns, Oregon
- Best Western Ponderosa Motel, 477 W Monroe, Burns, OR 97720, Phone: (541) 573-2047
- Days Inn Ponderosa, 577 W Monroe St, Burns, OR 97720, Phone: (541) 573-2047, Fax: (541) 573-3828
- America's Best Inn, 999 Oregon Ave, Burns, OR 97720, Phone: (541) 573-1700, Fax: (541) 573-2331
- Silver Spur Motel, 789 N Broadway Ave, Burns, OR 97720, Phone: (541) 573-2077, Fax: (541) 573-2077
See all 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Burns, Oregon
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Harney County Oregon:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Wood (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
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Religon statistics for Burns
| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 40.3% | 18.3% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 18.8% | 12.5% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.8% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 25.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $10,518 | $42,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,546 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $12,244 | $48,976 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,838 | $46,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $8,330 | $19,992 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,048 | $36,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,838 | $46,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $41,816 | $35,842 | 1 | $1,546 |
Burns government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $189,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $364,000
Water Utilities: $315,000
General - Other: $212,000
Sewerage: $210,000
Regular Highways: $117,000
Fire Protection: $106,000
Financial Administration: $74,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $683,000
General Support: $1,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $69,000
Fire Protection: $20,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Sewerage: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $246,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $244,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $117,000
Water Utilities: $49,000
- Tax - Property: $377,000
NEC: $19,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $149,000
8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,371 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.57% | | Oregon average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,794 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.65% | | Oregon average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Burns:
- KZZR (1230 AM; 1 kW; BURNS, OR; Owner: STANLEY M. SWOL)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KBND (1110 AM; 13 kW; BEND, OR; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Burns:
- KQHC (92.7 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: STANLEY M. SWOL)
- KJDY-FM (94.5 FM; CANYON CITY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- K240AW (95.9 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: HARNEY COUNTY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE)
- K219BH (91.7 FM; BURNS, ETC., OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- K203CW (88.5 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K213DX (90.5 FM; HINES, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K207DD (89.3 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Burns:
- K71AT (Channel 71; BURNS, OR; Owner: NPG OF OREGON, INC.)
- K52FX (Channel 52; BURNS, OR; Owner: NPG OF OREGON, INC.)
- K36BA (Channel 36; BURNS, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Burns, Oregon:
- Fatal accident count: 7
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Oregon average:
- Fatal accident count: 101
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 148
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 39
- Fatalities: 108
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 262
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
Burns fatal accident list:
Dec 19, 2002 12:15 AM, West D St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 26, 1992 07:99 AM, S Egan St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 23, 1989 03:21 AM, 0007, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 10, 1981 08:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 2, 1980 05:22 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 30, 1979 09:09 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 20, 1979 12:40 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 774
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 3,900
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3- Burns Butte Cell Site: 4 Miles Sw Of Burns, On Burns Butte, Type: Tower, Structure height: 38.1 m, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: KNKN613
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Burns Butte; Off Hwy 395/20, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KNKQ393
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 09/16/2003, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Glass Butte Off Highway 140 At Bear Creek Road 40 Miles West Of, Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: KNKQ393
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 09/16/2003, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Jerri L Janjua, Glass Butte Off Hwy 20, 51 Miles West Of Burns, Or, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.6 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Burns, OR)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Burns)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 22 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Burns)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Burns, OR
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