Welcome to Nehalem ...

The coastal city of Nehalem is located in Tillamook County<1>.

The pronunciation of Nehalem: nee-HAY-lem<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nehalem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nehalem has a population of 301 people<3> (see below for details).

Nehalem is near sea level<4>.

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

Area codes for Nehalem: (503) and (971)<5>

The ZIP code for Nehalem: 97131<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nehalem had an population of 301 people. This is an increase of 11.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nehalem had a population of 271 people. This makes Nehalem the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 271 people, the population of Nehalem increased 33.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 203 people).

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

Communities near Nehalem ...

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

• Seaside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Clatsop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <7>
• Tillamook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillamook
  • Tillamook is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tillamook <7>
• Cannon Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Beach
  • Cannon Beach is located in Clatsop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Beach <7>
• Rockaway Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <7>
• Bay City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <7>
• Garibaldi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garibaldi have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garibaldi
  • Garibaldi is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garibaldi <7>
• Foss
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Foss is located in Tillamook County
• Nedonna Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedonna Beach
  • Nedonna Beach is located in Tillamook County
• Arch Cape
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Cape
  • Arch Cape is located in Clatsop County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arch Cape <7>
• Twin Rocks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
  • Twin Rocks is located in Tillamook 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 Nehalem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nehalem.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nehalem ...

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

Adding Nehalem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nehalem 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 Nehalem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Nehalem post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nehalem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tillamook County: www.co.tillamook.or.us/

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