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Welcome to West Kelso ...

West Kelso is located in Cowlitz County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Kelso: W. Kelso

West Kelso is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Kelso: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near West Kelso ...

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

  • Woodland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kalama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Castle Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Columbia City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rainier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <4>
  • Clatskanie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vader
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Prescott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Carrolls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Kelso ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Cowlitz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Kelso - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the West Kelso area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the West Kelso 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.