Welcome to Oak Harbor ...

The coastal city of Oak Harbor is located on Whidbey Island.

Oak Harbor is located in Island County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Harbor: Oak Hbr. (or less commonly used: Oak Harb. or Oak Hrbr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oak Harbor has a population of 23,598 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Oak Harbor is located in the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Oak Harbor: 98277<4>

Websites for Oak Harbor ...

Official Website: www.oakharbor.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oak Harbor had an population of 23,598 people. This is an increase of 6.9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oak Harbor had a population of 22,075 people (which is 28.12% of the total population of Island County). This makes Oak Harbor the county's most populous community.

The population of Oak Harbor represents 0.33% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,075 people, the population of Oak Harbor increased 11.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 19,795 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oak Harbor.

Communities Also Named Oak Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Oak Harbor - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Oak Harbor ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Anacortes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <5>
• Port Townsend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Townsend
  • Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Townsend <5>
• Burlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Stanwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <5>
• La Conner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <5>
• Coupeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Coupeville is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <5>
• San de Fuca
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
  • San de Fuca is located in Island County
• Shelter Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
  • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
• Utsalady
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
  • Utsalady is located in Snohomish 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 Oak Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Harbor.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Harbor. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Harbor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Harbor ...

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

Adding Oak Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oak Harbor post office opened in 1861.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Harbor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oak Harbor: www.oakharbor.org/

The official website for Island County: www.islandcounty.net/

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