Welcome to Damascus ...
The city of Damascus is located in Clackamas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Damascus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Damascus had a population of 10,539 people.<2> (see below for details).
Damascus is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Damascus lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Damascus: 503 & 971<4>
Communities Also Named Damascus ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Damascus - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Damascus.
Communities near Damascus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Damascus.
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
- Beaverton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <5>
- Tigard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Lake Oswego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Oregon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tualatin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Linn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Camas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Damascus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Damascus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Damascus. 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 Damascus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Damascus. See our Newspapers Page for Damascus.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Damascus ...
Looking for more information about Damascus? 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 Damascus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Damascus.
Adding Damascus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Damascus 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 Damascus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Damascus post office opened in 1867.
We also found Damascus in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Damascus.
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Damascus. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Damascus - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Damascus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Damascus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |