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Welcome to Ocosta ...

Ocosta is located at Grays Harbor.

Ocosta is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

The pronunciation of Ocosta: oh-KAHS-tuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocosta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Ocosta is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Ocosta: 360 & 564<4>

Websites for Ocosta ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ocosta, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ocosta ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocosta ...

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

Adding Ocosta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocosta 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 (so far) for Ocosta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ocosta post office opened in 1890. The Ocosta post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocosta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grays Harbor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Ocosta. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ocosta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Ocosta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Ocosta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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