Welcome to Agness ...
Agness is located in Curry County<1>.
Agness was established in 1897.
Agness is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Agness lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Agness: 541 & 458<3>
The ZIP code for Agness: 97406<4>
Communities near Agness ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Agness.
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nesika Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gold Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wedderburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Galice
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pistol River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Orford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Coos County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bancroft
- From Agness to Bancroft
- Sixes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Agness. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Agness.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Agness. 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 Agness.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Agness. See our Newspapers Page for Agness.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Agness ...
Looking for more information about Agness? 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 Agness, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Agness.
Adding Agness to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Agness 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 Agness was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Agness post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Agness.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Agness - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Agness area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Agness area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Agness). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Agness or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |