Welcome to Willamina ...

The city of Willamina is primarily located in Yamhill County<1>. A portion of Willamina extends into Polk County.

The pronunciation of Willamina: wil-uh-MEE-nuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willamina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willamina has a population of 2,250 people<3> (see below for details).

Willamina is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Willamina: 97396<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willamina had an population of 2,250 people. This is an increase of 11.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willamina had a population of 2,025 people. This makes Willamina the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Willamina represents 0.05% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 114th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,025 people, the population of Willamina increased 9.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,844 people).

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

Communities Also Named Willamina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Willamina: This one is located in Yamhill County and the other is located in Polk County.

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

Communities near Willamina ...

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

• McMinnville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • McMinnville is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <7>
• Dallas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <7>
• Sheridan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <7>
• Amity
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Amity is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <7>
• Falls City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <7>
• Buell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
  • Buell is located in Polk County
• Grand Ronde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ronde
  • Grand Ronde is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ronde <7>
• Bellevue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
• Dolph Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolph Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
  • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
• Ellendale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Ellendale is located in Polk 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 Willamina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willamina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willamina ...

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

Adding Willamina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Willamina post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willamina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yamhill County: www.co.yamhill.or.us/

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