Welcome to Camden ...

Camden is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

When the people of Camden refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Camdenite<2>

Camden is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Camden: (509)

Communities Also Named Camden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Camden - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Camden ...

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

• Deer Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
• Spirit Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <4>
• Newport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Priest River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
  • Priest River is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <4>
• Oldtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
  • Oldtown is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <4>
• Grays Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
  • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
• Blanchard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Chattaroy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
  • Chattaroy is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattaroy <4>
• Dalkena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
  • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
• Clavton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clavton
  • Clavton is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clavton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camden ...

Looking for more information about Camden? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Camden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Camden.

Adding Camden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camden 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 Camden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Camden post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/