Welcome to Waldport ...

The coastal city of Waldport is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Waldport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waldport has a population of 2,247 people<3> (see below for details).

Waldport is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Waldport: (541) & (458)<5>

Websites for Waldport ...

Official Website: www.waldport.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waldport had an population of 2,247 people. This is an increase of 10.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waldport had a population of 2,033 people. This makes Waldport the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Waldport represents 0.05% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 113rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,033 people, the population of Waldport has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,050 people).

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

Communities Also Named Waldport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Waldport: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Benton County.

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

Communities near Waldport ...

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

• Newport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>
• Toledo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Yachats
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yachats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yachats
  • Yachats is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yachats <6>
• Tillicum Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum Beach
  • Tillicum Beach is located in Lincoln County
• Seal Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Rock
  • Seal Rock is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Rock <6>
• Westwood Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County
• Tidewater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
  • Tidewater is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidewater <6>
• Yaquina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
  • Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
  • Yaquina has also been known as:
  • Yaquina City
• South Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beach
  • South Beach is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beach <6>
• Newport Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
  • Newport Heights is located in Lincoln 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 Waldport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waldport.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldport. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waldport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldport ...

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

Adding Waldport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waldport post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Waldport: www.waldport.org/

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/

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