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Welcome to West Rainier ...

West Rainier is located in Columbia County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Rainier: W. Rainier

West Rainier is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Rainier: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near West Rainier ...

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

  • Longview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
  • Saint Helens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>
  • Woodland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kalama
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <4>
  • Castle Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Vernonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clatskanie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Prescott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Prescott is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Rainier ...

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

Footnotes ...

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