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Welcome to Lents Junction ...

Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lents Junction: Lents Jct. (or less commonly used: Lents Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lents Junction for more information about variations on the name of Lents Junction.

Lents Junction is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lents Junction: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Lents Junction ...

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

  • Portland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vancouver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (5 miles [8 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tigard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tualatin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Linn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lents Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Multnomah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lents Junction - 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 Lents Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Lents Junction 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.