Status: Fully Operational | Location: Campus 1: 4200 Columbia Rd, The Dalles, OR 97058, USA
Google The Dalles Data Center is a major hyperscale computing campus located along the Columbia River in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Established in 2006, the development is recognized as Google's first purpose-built data center campus, marking an important milestone in the company's expansion of its global digital infrastructure. The multi-building facility provides computing and storage resources that support Google's consumer services, enterprise platforms, and cloud operations. Its infrastructure contributes to the delivery of widely used services such as Google Search and YouTube, while also supporting the growing computational requirements of artificial intelligence and cloud-based workloads. The campus occupies a strategic position in the Pacific Northwest, a region that has become an important market for large-scale data center development. Its location along the Columbia River is particularly significant to the area's energy and industrial infrastructure landscape, which has helped attract major technology investments. As a hyperscale campus, The Dalles facility is designed to accommodate substantial computing operations, supporting the processing, storage, and distribution of data across Google's service ecosystem. Its continued role reflects the increasing need for scalable infrastructure as digital content consumption, enterprise cloud adoption, and AI applications expand. The development also demonstrates Google's long-term commitment to building and operating dedicated infrastructure rather than relying entirely on third-party data center capacity. Over time, the campus has become an established component of Google's global data center network and an important contributor to Oregon's technology infrastructure sector. Its historical significance, multi-building scale, and role in supporting core Google services make The Dalles one of the notable hyperscale data center developments in the United States.
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| Project Name | Google The Dalles Data Center Oregon |
| Location | Campus 1: 4200 Columbia Rd, The Dalles, OR 97058, USA |
| Status | Fully Operational |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Multi-Campus Hyperscale Data Center & Global Compute Node |
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| City Name | The Dalles |
| Population | Estimated 16,000 to 17,000 residents |
| Urban Agglomeration | Estimated 17,000 to 19,000 residents across The Dalles and nearby communities |
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