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Welcome to Greton ...

Greton is located in Washington County<1>.

Greton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Greton: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Greton ...

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

  • Portland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vancouver
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gresham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
  • Beaverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Oswego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tualatin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Linn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greton ...

Looking for more information about Greton? 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 Greton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greton - 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 Greton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Greton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.