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Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
In the initial configuration of the nationwide telephone numbering plan designed by AT&T in 1947, [1] the state of Oregon was assigned a single area code, 503. Despite Oregon's growth in the second half of the twentieth century, particularly in the Willamette Valley (Portland and Eugene), this remained so for 48 years, making Oregon one of the largest states by area with a single area code.
Troutdale is the home of one of the most notable locations of the local McMenamins brewpub and hotel chain, the 38-acre (150,000 m 2) Edgefield, which was formerly the Multnomah County Poor Farm. The site has a hotel and a variety of restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues.
All mail for both ZIP codes is processed in Portland. The Tigard Post Office on Main Street has a ZIP code of 97281, which is used only for post office boxes. Local phone numbers may be within the 503 or 971 area codes .
Clackamas is part of the Portland Metropolitan Area and lies approximately 10 miles (16 km) southeast of downtown Portland and to the east of Interstate 205 along Oregon Routes 212 and 224 and to the north of the Clackamas River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km 2), all of it ...
971: An overlay of area code 503. Until 2008, 971 was a concentrated overlay, meaning it was only present in some parts of the 503 area. Today it is a standard overlay. 458: An overlay of area code 541. Under the original North American Numbering Plan of 1947, area code 503 covered all of Oregon. Area code 541 was split off in 1995, the 971 ...
This location was chosen in order for the post office to be able to better serve towns outside the Portland metro area. [citation needed] The district is part of Multnomah County's District 1, Oregon Metro's 5th district, Oregon's 33rd House district, Oregon's 17th Senate district and Oregon's 1st congressional district.
St. Johns has historically been a blue collar neighborhood. It is known for its diverse citizens and its slowly changing appearance. According to 2019 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, St. Johns's ZIP code 97203, which is shared with other neighborhoods, is about 63% non-Hispanic white, compared with about 71% for Portland as a whole. [29]