Welcome to North Plains ...

The city of North Plains is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for North Plains: N. Plains

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Plains has a population of 2,197 people<3> (see below for details).

North Plains is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Websites for North Plains ...

Official Website: www.northplains.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Plains had an population of 2,197 people. This is an increase of 12.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 36.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Plains had a population of 1,947 people. This makes North Plains the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of North Plains represents 0.05% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 116th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,947 people, the population of North Plains increased 21.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,605 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North Plains.

Communities near North Plains ...

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

• Portland
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Beaverton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Tigard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Forest Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Sherwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <6>
• Cornelius
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <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 North Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Plains.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Plains ...

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

Adding North Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Plains post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Plains.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North Plains: www.northplains.org/

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

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