Welcome to Harrisburg ...

The city of Harrisburg is located in Linn County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrisburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

When the people of Harrisburg refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Harrisburger<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harrisburg has a population of 3,905 people<4> (see below for details).

Harrisburg is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrisburg had an population of 3,905 people. This is an increase of 9.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrisburg had a population of 3,567 people. This makes Harrisburg the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Harrisburg represents 0.09% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,567 people, the population of Harrisburg increased 27.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,795 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harrisburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Harrisburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Harrisburg ...

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

• Eugene
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Eugene is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <6>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <6>
• Junction City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <6>
• Veneta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veneta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneta
  • Veneta is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veneta <6>
• Brownsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <6>
• Tangent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
  • Tangent is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <6>
• Coburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <6>
• Halsey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <6>
• Monroe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
• Bellfountain Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellfountain Junction
  • Bellfountain Junction is located in Benton County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisburg. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harrisburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisburg ...

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

Adding Harrisburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harrisburg post office opened in 1855.

We also found Harrisburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

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