Welcome to Hillsboro ...

The city of Hillsboro is located in Washington County<1> and is the County Seat for Washington County.

Hillsboro was established in 1842.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hillsboro has a population of 108,743 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Telephone area codes for Hillsboro: (503) and (971)<4>

The ZIP code for Hillsboro: 97123<5>

Websites for Hillsboro ...

Official Website:   www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hillchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hillsboro had an population of 108,743 people. This is an increase of 18.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 54.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hillsboro had a population of 91,611 people (or 17.29% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Hillsboro the county's most populous community.

The population of Hillsboro represents 2.39% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 91,611 people, the population of Hillsboro increased 30.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 70,186 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hillsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Hillsboro - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hillsboro ...

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

• Portland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
• Vancouver
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <6>
• Beaverton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <6>
• Tigard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
  • Tigard is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <6>
• Lake Oswego
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <6>
• Tualatin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <6>
• West Linn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <6>
• Forest Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <6>
• Wilsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <6>
• Newberg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
  • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <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 Hillsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillsboro.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsboro. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hillsboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillsboro ...

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

Adding Hillsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hillsboro: www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

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