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Welcome to Rockford ...

Rockford is located in Hood River County<1>.

Rockford is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockford: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Rockford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Rockford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Rockford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hoodriver.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rockford, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rockford ...

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

  • The Dalles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • City of The Dalles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • White Salmon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevenson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cascade Locks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bingen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <4>
  • Mosier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Husum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
  • Parkdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockford ...

Looking for more information about Rockford? 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 Rockford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Hood River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockford - 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 Rockford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Rockford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.