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Welcome to Six Corners ...

Six Corners is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Six Corners: Six Cors.

Six Corners is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Six Corners: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Six Corners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Six Corners - they are located in Illinois, Ohio (2) and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Six Corners ...

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

  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tigard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tigard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <4>
  • Lake Oswego
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tualatin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Linn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Woodburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Forest Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Six Corners ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Six Corners - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Six Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Six Corners 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.