Welcome to Deer Island ...

Deer Island is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Deer Island: Deer Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Deer Island is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Deer Island: (503) and (971)<3>

The ZIP code for Deer Island: 97054<4>

Communities Also Named Deer Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Deer Island - they are located in Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Newfoundland and Labrador (2).

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

Communities near Deer Island ...

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

• Longview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Battle Ground
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
  • Battle Ground is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <5>
• Saint Helens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <5>
• Kelso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <5>
• Ridgefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
  • Ridgefield is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgefield <5>
• Scappoose
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <5>
• Woodland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <5>
• La Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <5>
• Kalama
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
  • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <5>
• Vernonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
  • Vernonia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Island ...

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

Adding Deer Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deer Island post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

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