Welcome to Brookings ...

The coastal city of Brookings is located in Curry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brookings has a population of 6,490 people<2> (see below for details).

Brookings is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brookings lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Brookings: (541) and (458)<4>

Websites for Brookings ...

Official Website: www.brookings.or.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brookings had an population of 6,490 people. This is an increase of 2.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brookings had a population of 6,336 people (or 28.33% of the total population of Curry County). This makes Brookings the county's most populous community.

The population of Brookings represents 0.17% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 69th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,336 people, the population of Brookings increased 16.32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,447 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brookings.

Communities Also Named Brookings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brookings - they are located in Arkansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookings.

Communities near Brookings ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookings.

• Smith River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith River
  • Smith River is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith River <5>
• Fort Dick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dick
  • Fort Dick is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dick <5>
• Pistol River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistol River
  • Pistol River is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pistol River <5>
• Crescent City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <5>
• Bertsch - Oceanview
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bertsch - Oceanview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertsch - Oceanview
  • Bertsch - Oceanview is located in Del Norte County (CA)
• Gasquet
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasquet
  • Gasquet is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasquet <5>
• Hiouchi
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiouchi
  • Hiouchi is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiouchi <5>
• Gold Beach
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Beach
  • Gold Beach is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Beach <5>
• Wedderburn
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedderburn
  • Wedderburn is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedderburn <5>
• O'Brien
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
  • O'Brien is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brookings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookings.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookings. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookings.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookings. See our Newspapers Page for Brookings.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookings ...

Looking for more information about Brookings? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brookings, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brookings.

Adding Brookings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookings in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brookings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Brookings post office opened in 1913.

We also found Brookings on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brookings: www.brookings.or.us/

The official website for Curry County: www.co.curry.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/