Welcome to Aloha ...

Aloha is located in Washington County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Aloha: a-LO-a<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aloha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Aloha is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Aloha: (503) and (971)<5>

Communities Also Named Aloha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Aloha - they are located in Louisiana, Michigan and Washington.

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

Communities near Aloha ...

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

• Portland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
• Vancouver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <6>
• Hillsboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
• Tigard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
  • Tigard is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <6>
• Lake Oswego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <6>
• Oregon City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <6>
• Tualatin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <6>
• West Linn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <6>
• Forest Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <6>
• Wilsonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <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 Aloha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aloha.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aloha ...

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

Adding Aloha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Aloha post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aloha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

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