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Welcome to West ...

West is located in Clatsop County<1>.

West is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for West: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named West ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named West - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near West ...

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

  • Astoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Warrenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cannon Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gearhart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ilwaco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ilwaco is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilwaco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilwaco <4>
  • Hammond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jeffers Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
  • Tongue Point Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
  • Megler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West ...

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

Footnotes ...

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