Welcome to Portland ...

The city of Portland is primarily located in Multnomah County<1> and is the County Seat for Multnomah County. A portion of Portland extends into Clackamas County and Washington County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Portland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Portland has a population of 654,378 people<2> (see below for details).

Portland is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Portland: (503) and (971)<4>

Websites for Portland ...

Official Website:   www.portlandonline.com/

Junior League:   www.juniorleagueofportland.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Portland had an population of 654,378 people. This is an increase of 12.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Portland had a population of 583,776 people (or 79.39% of the total population of Multnomah County). This makes Portland the county's most populous community.

The population of Portland represents 15.24% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 583,776 people, the population of Portland increased 10.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 529,121 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Portland.

Communities Also Named Portland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Portland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Portland ...

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

• Vancouver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <5>
• Hillsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Gresham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <5>
• Beaverton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <5>
• Tigard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
  • Tigard is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <5>
• Lake Oswego
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <5>
• Oregon City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <5>
• Tualatin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <5>
• West Linn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <5>
• Camas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
  • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Portland. Our list includes 205 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Portland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portland ...

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

Adding Portland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Portland 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 Portland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Portland post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Portland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Portland: www.portlandonline.com/

The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/