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Welcome to Tarter ...

Tarter is located in Polk County<1>.

Tarter is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tarter: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Tarter ...

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

  • Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Corvallis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Independence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Monmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Philomath
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Millersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Turner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tarter ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tarter - 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 Tarter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Tarter 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.