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Welcome to Bandon ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bandon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bandon has a population of 3,160 people<2> (see below for details).

Bandon is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bandon: 541 & 458<4>

The ZIP code for Bandon: 97411<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bandon had an population of 3,160 people. This is an increase of 3.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bandon had a population of 3,066 people. This makes Bandon the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Bandon represents 0.08% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 97th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,066 people, the population of Bandon increased 8.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,833 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bandon - they are located in Indiana and Minnesota.

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

Websites for Bandon ...

Official Website: www.ci.bandon.or.us/

Communities near Bandon ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bandon. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bandon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bandon ...

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

Adding Bandon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bandon post office opened in 1877.

We also found Bandon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bandon.

The official website for Bandon: www.ci.bandon.or.us/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bandon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bandon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Bandon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Bandon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Bandon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bandon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/




 

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