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Welcome to Eagle Creek ...

Eagle Creek is located in Clackamas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Eagle Creek: Eagle Crk. (or less commonly used: Eagle Ck. or Eagle Cr.)

Eagle Creek is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eagle Creek: 503 & 971<3>

The ZIP code for Eagle Creek: 97022<4>

Communities Also Named Eagle Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Eagle Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Kansas (2), Montana, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Eagle Creek ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Creek ...

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

Adding Eagle Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle Creek 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 Eagle Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eagle Creek post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Creek.

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 Eagle Creek - 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 Eagle Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Eagle Creek 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 Eagle Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Eagle Creek 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/