Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Oroville, WA

Oroville is a city in northern Okanogan County in north-central Washington, located just 4 miles south of the Canada–United States border, with an official border crossing into Osoyoos, British Columbia.

Oroville was first settled by European settlers in the late 1850s, when the rough settlement was known as 'rag town.'

The settlement was named Oro, after the Spanish word for gold, in 1892 in hopes of attracting prospectors and merchants to the surrounding gold mines; the Post Office objected because another Washington town was named Oso, so the name became Oroville in 1909.

Oroville was officially incorporated on August 7, 1908.

The 2020 census counted 1,795 people living in Oroville in 720 households, with about 25.8 percent of residents identifying as Hispanic or Latino.

Oroville sits at the south end of Osoyoos Lake, which empties into the Okanogan River on the east side of town, while the Similkameen River bounds the town to the west and U.S. Route 97 runs through it.

Oroville was a stop on the Spokane Falls and Northern Railway line from British Columbia to Spokane, and Great Northern Railway passenger trains served the town until July 14, 1953; today it is the northern terminus of the Cascade and Columbia River Railroad short line.

Oroville is home to Dorothy Scott Airport, an international municipal airport with a U.S. Customs check that opened in August 1937, two miles outside the town center.

Most of Oroville's modern economy is based on agriculture, with numerous orchards and a few grape vineyards within the town limits.

Oroville has a humid continental climate with large seasonal temperature swings — warm to hot summers and moderately cold winters.