Welcome to Norway ...
Norway is located in Coos County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Norway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Norway is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Norway lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Norway: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Norway ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Norway - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Norway.
Communities near Norway ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norway.
- Coos Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Bay
- Coos Bay is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coos Bay <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coos Bay
- From Norway to Coos Bay
- Coquille
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
- Coquille is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coquille
- From Norway to Coquille
- Bandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandon
- Bandon is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bandon
- From Norway to Bandon
- Powers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <4>
- Broadbent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbent
- Broadbent is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadbent <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Broadbent
- From Norway to Broadbent
- Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Bridge is located in Coos County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bridge
- From Norway to Bridge
- Dora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Dora is located in Coos County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dora
- From Norway to Dora
- Parkersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Coos County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Parkersburg
- From Norway to Parkersburg
- Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Coos County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bancroft
- From Norway to Bancroft
- Twomile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
- Twomile is located in Coos County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Twomile
- From Norway to Twomile
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 Norway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norway. 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 Norway.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway. See our Newspapers Page for Norway.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norway ...
Looking for more information about Norway? 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 Norway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Norway.
Adding Norway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Norway 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 Norway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Norway post office opened in 1876.
We also found Norway in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Norway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norway - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Norway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Norway 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |