Welcome to Bingen ...

The city of Bingen is located on the Oregon border (on the Columbia River).

Bingen is located in Klickitat County<1>.

The pronunciation of Bingen: BIN-jin<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bingen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1949.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bingen has a population of 737 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bingen is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bingen is located in the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Bingen: 98605<5>

Websites for Bingen ...

Official Website: www.bingenwashington.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bingen had an population of 737 people. This is an increase of 3.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bingen had a population of 712 people. This makes Bingen the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Bingen represents 0.01% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 216th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 712 people, the population of Bingen increased 5.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 672 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bingen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bingen - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Bingen ...

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

• The Dalles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Dalles
  • The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Dalles <6>
• City of The Dalles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
• Cascade Locks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
  • Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <6>
• Pine Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
• Hood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hood is located in Skamania County
• Husum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husum
  • Husum is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Husum <6>
• Lenz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
  • Lenz is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Lenz has also been known as:
  • Sherman Spur
• Odell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
• Lyle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <6>
• Ortley ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
  • Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bingen ...

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

Adding Bingen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bingen 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 Bingen was on a map titled Map of Washington (from Mobile Oil, 1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bingen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bingen: www.bingenwashington.org/

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/