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Welcome to West Slope ...

West Slope is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Slope: W. Slope

West Slope is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near West Slope ...

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

  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vancouver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
  • Tigard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tualatin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Linn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Slope ...

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

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 West Slope - 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 Slope area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the West Slope 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.