Welcome to Bridgeport ...

Bridgeport is located in Baker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

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

Bridgeport is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bridgeport is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Bridgeport is in the Pacific Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Bridgeport: (541) and (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Bridgeport: 97819<5>

Communities Also Named Bridgeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Bridgeport: This one is located in Baker County and the other is located in Polk County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 65 communities that are also named Bridgeport - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (8), Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bridgeport ...

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

• Malheur City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
  • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
• Rye Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
  • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
• Hereford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <6>
• Durkee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <6>
• Ironside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
  • Ironside is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironside <6>
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Weatherby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
  • Weatherby is located in Baker County
• Baker City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Baker City is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Baker City has also been known as:
  • Baker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <6>
• Brogan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
  • Brogan is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brogan <6>
• Lime ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Lime is located in Baker County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgeport ...

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

Adding Bridgeport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bridgeport post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

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