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Located in: Polk County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Gold Crk.

Time Zone: Gold Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 503 & 971<1>

Elevation: 260 feet [79.25 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Gold Creek:

Lat: 45.049300° (or 45°2'57" N)

Lon: -123.534300° (or -123°32'3" W)

USGS Topo Map: Grand Ronde<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gold Creek

GNIS ID: 1163013

FIPS State / Place Code: 41 / 29915

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gold Creek)

About Polk County

The community of Dallas is the County Seat for Polk County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Polk)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	86,085 (13.96% increase since 2010)
2010	75,538 (21.09% increase since 2000)
2000:	62,380

Total Area:<6> 743 sq. miles [1,926.7 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 30,302

Official Website: https://www.co.polk.or.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Polk

GNIS ID: 1135862

FIPS State / County Code: 41 / 053

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gold Creek)

About Oregon

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,216,116 (10.05% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,831,074 (11.97% increase since 2000)
2000:	3,421,399

Websites for State of Oregon

Official Website: https://www.oregon.gov/

Tourism: https://traveloregon.com/

Parks: https://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/

Fishing: https://myodfw.com/fishing

Hunting: https://myodfw.com/big-game-hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Oregon

GNIS ID: 1155107

FIPS State: 41

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gold Creek)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Gold Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Gold Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gold Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Gold Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Gold Creek.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Gold Creek. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).