Welcome to Otter Rock ...

Otter Rock is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

Otter Rock is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Otter Rock: (541) and (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Otter Rock: 97369<4>

Communities near Otter Rock ...

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

• Newport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>
• Lincoln City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Lincoln City is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <6>
• Toledo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Depoe Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depoe Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoe Bay
  • Depoe Bay is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depoe Bay <6>
• Siletz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
  • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <6>
• Lincoln Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
  • Lincoln Beach is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Beach <6>
• Newport Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
  • Newport Heights is located in Lincoln County
• Gleneden Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneden Beach
  • Gleneden Beach is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleneden Beach <6>
• South Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beach
  • South Beach is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beach <6>
• Kernville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernville
  • Kernville is located in Lincoln County

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 Otter Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otter Rock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Otter Rock. 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 Otter Rock.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otter Rock ...

Looking for more information about Otter Rock? 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 Otter Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Otter Rock.

Adding Otter Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otter Rock 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 Otter Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Otter Rock post office opened in 1913.

We also found Otter Rock on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otter Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Otter Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/

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