Welcome to Lake Oswego ...

The city of Lake Oswego is primarily located in Clackamas County<1>. A portion of Lake Oswego extends into Multnomah County and Washington County.

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

Lake Oswego was established in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Oswego: Lk. Oswego

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Oswego has a population of 39,797 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Lake Oswego is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Lake Oswego: (503) & (971)<5>

Websites for Lake Oswego ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lake-oswego.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Oswego had an population of 39,797 people. This is an increase of 8.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Oswego had a population of 36,619 people (or 9.74% of the total population of Clackamas County). This makes Lake Oswego the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lake Oswego represents 0.96% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 36,619 people, the population of Lake Oswego increased 3.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 35,278 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Oswego.

Communities near Lake Oswego ...

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

• Portland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 north)
  • 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>
• Hillsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
• Gresham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <6>
• Beaverton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Oregon City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <6>
• Woodburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
• Camas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
  • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <6>
• Wilsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Lake Oswego. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Oswego.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Oswego ...

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

Adding Lake Oswego to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Oswego post office opened in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Oswego.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Oswego: www.ci.oswego.or.us/

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

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