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Welcome to Stevenson ...

The city of Stevenson is located on the Oregon border (on the Columbia River).

Stevenson is located in Skamania County<1> and is the County Seat for Skamania County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stevenson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stevenson has a population of 1,606 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Stevenson is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Stevenson: 509

The ZIP code for Stevenson: 98648<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stevenson had an population of 1,606 people. This is an increase of 9.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stevenson had a population of 1,465 people (or 13.18% of the total population of Skamania County). This makes Stevenson the county's most populous community.

The population of Stevenson represents 0.02% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,465 people, the population of Stevenson increased 22.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,200 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stevenson.

Communities Also Named Stevenson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Stevenson - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Stevenson ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stevenson ...

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

Adding Stevenson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stevenson 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 Stevenson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Stevenson post office opened in 1894.

We also found Stevenson on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stevenson.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stevenson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Skamania County: www.skamaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skamania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Stevenson.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stevenson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Stevenson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stevenson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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