Welcome to Yachats ...

The coastal city of Yachats is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Yachats: YAH-hots<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yachats, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yachats has a population of 788 people<4> (see below for details).

Yachats is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Area codes for Yachats: (541) and (458)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yachats had an population of 788 people. This is an increase of 14.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yachats had a population of 690 people. This makes Yachats the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Yachats represents 0.02% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 690 people, the population of Yachats increased 11.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 617 people).

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

Communities near Yachats ...

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

• Waldport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldport
  • Waldport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldport <7>
• Westwood Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County
• Seal Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Rock
  • Seal Rock is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Rock <7>
• Tidewater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
  • Tidewater is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidewater <7>
• South Beach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beach
  • South Beach is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beach <7>
• Yaquina
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
  • Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
  • Yaquina has also been known as:
  • Yaquina City
• Newport
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <7>
• Deadwood
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <7>
• Florence
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <7>
• Mapleton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yachats ...

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

Adding Yachats to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yachats post office opened in 1916.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yachats.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yachats. 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/