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Welcome to Zigzag ...

Zigzag is located in Clackamas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zigzag, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Zigzag is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Zigzag: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Zigzag ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zigzag ...

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

Adding Zigzag to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zigzag 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 Zigzag was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zigzag post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zigzag.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zigzag - 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 Zigzag area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Zigzag 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/