Welcome to Veneta ...

The city of Veneta is located in Lane County<1>.

Veneta was established in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Veneta has a population of 5,056 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Veneta is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Veneta: 541 & 458<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Veneta had an population of 5,056 people. This is an increase of 10.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 83.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Veneta had a population of 4,561 people. This makes Veneta the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Veneta represents 0.12% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 79th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,561 people, the population of Veneta increased 65.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,755 people).

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

Communities near Veneta ...

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

• Eugene
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Eugene is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <5>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Junction City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
• Creswell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Creswell is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <5>
• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Coburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <5>
• Monroe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Noti
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noti
  • Noti is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noti <5>
• Alvadore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvadore
  • Alvadore is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvadore <5>
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Lane County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veneta ...

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

Adding Veneta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Veneta post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veneta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/