Welcome to Wilsonville ...

The city of Wilsonville is primarily located in Clackamas County<1>. A portion of Wilsonville extends into Washington County.

Wilsonville was established in 1880 and was incorporated in 1969.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wilsonville has a population of 24,817 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Wilsonville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Wilsonville: (503) and (971)<4>

The ZIP code for Wilsonville: 97070<5>

Going back to its beginning, Wilsonville was originally named Boones Landing. For more information about the names of Wilsonville, see The Names of Wilsonville on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Wilsonville ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilsonville had an population of 24,817 people. This is an increase of 27.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 77.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilsonville had a population of 19,509 people (which is 5.19% of the total population of Clackamas County). This makes Wilsonville the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Wilsonville represents 0.51% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,509 people, the population of Wilsonville increased 39.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 13,991 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wilsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Wilsonville - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilsonville ...

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

• Portland
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Hillsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Beaverton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
• Oregon City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• West Linn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <6>
• Woodburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
• Newberg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
• Happy Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <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 Wilsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilsonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilsonville ...

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

Adding Wilsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilsonville 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 Wilsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Wilsonville post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilsonville: www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/

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

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