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Welcome to Port Orford ...

The coastal city of Port Orford is located in Curry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Orford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Port Orford: Prt. Orford

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Orford has a population of 1,155 people<2> (see below for details).

Port Orford is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Port Orford: 541 & 458<4>

The ZIP code for Port Orford: 97465<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Orford had an population of 1,155 people. This is an increase of 1.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Orford had a population of 1,133 people (which is 5.06% of the total population of Curry County). This makes Port Orford the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Port Orford represents 0.03% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,133 people, the population of Port Orford decreased 1.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,153 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Orford.

Communities Also Named Port Orford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Orford - it's located in California.

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

Websites for Port Orford ...

Official Website: www.portorford.org/

Communities near Port Orford ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Orford. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Port Orford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Orford ...

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

Adding Port Orford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Orford 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 Port Orford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Port Orford post office opened in 1855.

We also found Port Orford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Orford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Port Orford.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Orford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Port Orford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Port Orford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Port Orford). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Orford or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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