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Welcome to Sherwood ...

The city of Sherwood is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sherwood has a population of 19,876 people<2> (see below for details).

Sherwood is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Sherwood: 503 & 971<4>

The ZIP code for Sherwood: 97140<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherwood had an population of 19,876 people. This is an increase of 9.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 68.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherwood had a population of 18,194 people. This makes Sherwood the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Sherwood represents 0.47% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 29th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,194 people, the population of Sherwood increased 54.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,791 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Sherwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for Sherwood ...

Official Website: www.ci.sherwood.or.us/

Communities near Sherwood ...

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

  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake Oswego
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McMinnville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • West Linn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Forest Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sherwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwood ...

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

Adding Sherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sherwood post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, 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 Sherwood.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherwood - 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 Sherwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Sherwood 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 Sherwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sherwood 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>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/