Welcome to Warrenton ...

The coastal city of Warrenton is located in Clatsop County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warrenton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Warrenton has a population of 5,726 people<3> (see below for details).

Warrenton is near sea level<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Warrenton: (503) and (971)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Warrenton had an population of 5,726 people. This is an increase of 14.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Warrenton had a population of 4,989 people (which is 13.47% of the total population of Clatsop County). This makes Warrenton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Warrenton represents 0.13% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,989 people, the population of Warrenton increased 21.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,096 people).

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

Communities Also Named Warrenton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Warrenton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Warrenton ...

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

• Astoria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Clatsop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <6>
• Seaside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Cannon Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Gearhart
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
  • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <6>
• Long Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <6>
• Ilwaco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilwaco
  • Ilwaco is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilwaco <6>
• Megler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
  • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
• Tongue Point Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
  • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
• Chinook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
  • Chinook is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <6>
• Fort Canby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
  • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warrenton. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Warrenton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warrenton ...

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

Adding Warrenton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Warrenton post office opened in 1892.

We also found Warrenton on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warrenton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/

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