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Welcome to Helvetia ...

Helvetia is located in Washington County<1>.

Helvetia is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Helvetia: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Helvetia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Helvetia - they are located in Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Helvetia ...

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

  • Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vancouver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beaverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tigard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tigard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <4>
  • Lake Oswego
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tualatin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Milwaukie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helvetia ...

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

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 Helvetia - 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 Helvetia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Helvetia 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.