Welcome to Port Orford ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Orford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Port Orford: Prt. Orford

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Orford has a population of 1,155 people<2> (see below for details).

Port Orford is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Port Orford: (541) & (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Port Orford: 97465<5>

Websites for Port Orford ...

Official Website: www.portorford.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Orford had an population of 1,155 people. This is an increase of 1.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Orford had a population of 1,133 people (which is 5.07% of the total population of Curry County). This makes Port Orford the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Port Orford represents 0.03% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,133 people, the population of Port Orford decreased 1.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,153 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Orford.

Communities Also Named Port Orford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Orford - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Port Orford ...

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

• Sixes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixes
  • Sixes is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sixes <6>
• Denmark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Curry County
• Langlois
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlois
  • Langlois is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langlois <6>
• Ophir
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <6>
• Nesika Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesika Beach
  • Nesika Beach is located in Curry County
• Twomile
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
  • Twomile is located in Coos County
• Gold Beach
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Powers
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <6>
• Wedderburn
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedderburn
  • Wedderburn is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedderburn <6>
• Agness
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agness
  • Agness is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agness <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Orford. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Port Orford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Orford ...

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

Adding Port Orford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Orford 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 Port Orford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Port Orford post office opened in 1855.

We also found Port Orford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Orford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Port Orford: www.portorford.org/

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

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