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Welcome to Otter Rock ...

Otter Rock is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otter Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Otter Rock is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Otter Rock: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Otter Rock: 97369<4>

Communities near Otter Rock ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otter Rock ...

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

Adding Otter Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otter Rock 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 Otter Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Otter Rock post office opened in 1913. The Otter Rock post office closed in 1971.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otter Rock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Otter Rock - 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 Otter Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Otter Rock 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 Otter Rock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Otter Rock 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/