River Point, Oregon Explained

Official Name:River Point, Oregon
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Pushpin Label:River
Point
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:46.1433°N -123.8042°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clatsop
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.60
Area Land Sq Mi:0.52
Area Water Sq Mi:0.08
Area Total Km2:1.56
Area Land Km2:1.35
Area Water Km2:0.21
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:294.45
Population Total:397
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:762.00
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:49
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:97103 (Astoria)
Area Code:503/971
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:41-62292
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2812873

River Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The CDP is in northwestern Clatsop County, 4miles south of Astoria along Oregon Route 202, the Nehalem Highway. It sits on the land between two rivers, the Youngs River to the west and the Wallooskee River to the north, extending to their confluence. The Youngs River is a tidal waterway leading to Youngs Bay at Astoria and thence the Columbia River.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.