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Welcome to Boring ...

Boring is located in Clackamas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Boring: Named after William H. Boring (1841-1932), an early resident of this area and on whose property the first school was located.

Boring is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Boring: 503 & 971<3>

The ZIP code for Boring: 97009<4>

Communities Also Named Boring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Boring - they are located in Maryland and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Boring ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boring ...

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

Adding Boring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boring 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 (so far) for Boring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boring post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boring.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boring - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Boring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Boring 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 Boring). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boring 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/