Welcome to East Portland ...

East Portland is located in Multnomah County<1>.

The location of East Portland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

East Portland was established in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for East Portland: E. Portland

East Portland is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for East Portland: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities near East Portland ...

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

• Vancouver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <5>
• Hillsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Gresham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <5>
• Beaverton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <5>
• Tualatin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <5>
• West Linn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
  • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <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 East Portland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Portland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Portland ...

Looking for more information about East Portland? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Portland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Portland.

Adding East Portland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Portland post office opened in 1866.

We also found East Portland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Portland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/

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