Welcome to Depoe Bay ...

The coastal city of Depoe Bay is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Depoe Bay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Depoe Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Depoe Bay has a population of 1,485 people<3> (see below for details).

Depoe Bay is near sea level<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Depoe Bay: (541) & (458)<5>

Websites for Depoe Bay ...

Official Website: www.ci.depoe-bay.or.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Depoe Bay had an population of 1,485 people. This is an increase of 6.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Depoe Bay had a population of 1,398 people. This makes Depoe Bay the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Depoe Bay represents 0.04% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 138th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,398 people, the population of Depoe Bay increased 19.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,174 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Depoe Bay.

Communities near Depoe Bay ...

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

• Newport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>
• Lincoln City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Lincoln City is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <6>
• Toledo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Siletz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
  • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <6>
• Otter Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Rock
  • Otter Rock is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Rock <6>
• Gleneden Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneden Beach
  • Gleneden Beach is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleneden Beach <6>
• Kernville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernville
  • Kernville is located in Lincoln County
• Cutler City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler City
  • Cutler City is located in Lincoln County
• Newport Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
  • Newport Heights is located in Lincoln County
• Logsden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsden
  • Logsden is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logsden <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Depoe Bay ...

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

Adding Depoe Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Depoe Bay post office opened in 1928.

We also found Depoe Bay on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Depoe Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Depoe Bay: www.ci.depoe-bay.or.us/

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/