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Welcome to Oceanside ...

Oceanside is located in Tillamook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oceanside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Oceanside is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oceanside: 503 & 971<3>

The ZIP code for Oceanside: 97134<4>

Communities Also Named Oceanside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Oceanside - they are located in California, Maine, New York and Washington.

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

Communities near Oceanside ...

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

  • Tillamook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockaway Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bay City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Garibaldi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Manzanita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wheeler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Nehalem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bayocean ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bayocean is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayocean
  • Hobsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobsonville is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobsonville
  • Barview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oceanside ...

Looking for more information about Oceanside? 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 Oceanside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oceanside.

Adding Oceanside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oceanside 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 (so far) for Oceanside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oceanside post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oceanside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Tillamook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oceanside - 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 Oceanside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Oceanside area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Oceanside). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oceanside or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/