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Welcome to Prescott ...

The city of Prescott is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prescott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prescott has a population of 63 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Prescott: 503 & 971<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prescott had an population of 63 people. This is an increase of 14.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prescott had a population of 55 people. This makes Prescott the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 55 people, the population of Prescott decreased 23.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 72 people).

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

Communities Also Named Prescott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Prescott - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Prescott ...

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

  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
  • Saint Helens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
    • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <5>
  • Kelso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <5>
  • Ridgefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • La Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Castle Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Vernonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rainier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
    • Rainier is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <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 Prescott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prescott.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prescott ...

Looking for more information about Prescott? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Prescott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prescott.

Adding Prescott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Prescott post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prescott.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prescott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.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 Columbia, 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 Prescott.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prescott - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Prescott area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Prescott area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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