Welcome to Powers ...

The city of Powers is located in Coos County<1>.

The location of Powers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Powers has a population of 682 people<3> (see below for details).

Powers is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Powers: (541) and (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Powers had an population of 682 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Powers had a population of 689 people. This makes Powers the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Powers represents 0.02% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 689 people, the population of Powers decreased 6.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 734 people).

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

Communities Also Named Powers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Powers - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Powers ...

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

• Myrtle Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Point
  • Myrtle Point is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Point <6>
• Bancroft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Coos County
• Broadbent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbent
  • Broadbent is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadbent <6>
• Bridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
  • Bridge is located in Coos County
• Remote
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remote
  • Remote is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remote <6>
• Gravelford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
  • Gravelford is located in Coos County
• Norway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <6>
• Arago
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
  • Arago is located in Coos County
• Denmark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Curry County
• Langlois
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlois
  • Langlois is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langlois <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 Powers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powers ...

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

Adding Powers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Powers post office opened in 1915.

We also found Powers mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/

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