Welcome to Gearhart ...
The coastal city of Gearhart is located in Clatsop County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gearhart, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Gearhart has a population of 1,617 people<2> (see below for details).
Gearhart is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Gearhart lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gearhart: 503 & 971<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gearhart had an population of 1,617 people. This is an increase of 10.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 62.51% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Gearhart had a population of 1,462 people. This makes Gearhart the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Gearhart represents 0.04% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 137th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,462 people, the population of Gearhart increased 46.93% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 995 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Gearhart.
Communities near Gearhart ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gearhart.
- Astoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Warrenton is located in Clatsop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
- Cannon Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <5>
- Chadwell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
- Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
- Jeffers Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
- Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
- Tolovana Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tongue Point Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
- Arch Cape
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Svensen Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
- Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop 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 Gearhart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gearhart.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gearhart. 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 Gearhart.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gearhart. See our Newspapers Page for Gearhart.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gearhart ...
Looking for more information about Gearhart? 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 Gearhart, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gearhart.
Adding Gearhart to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gearhart 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 Gearhart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Gearhart post office opened in 1897.
We also found Gearhart on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gearhart.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clatsop, 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 Gearhart. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gearhart - 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 Gearhart area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Gearhart 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/ |