Fair Oaks Oregon Map

About Fair Oaks, Oregon

Fair Oaks is a locality in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 238. The population density is 49.9 people per km². Fair Oaks is located at 43.4109°N, 123.2195°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 97462, 97267, 97479.

Fair Oaks breathes in the damp, silvered air that drifts inland from the nearby coastline, its character defined by the persistent, life-giving presence of the Willamette River. This waterway acts as a primary artery for the land, carving a path through a landscape where the moisture of the Pacific air encourages a dense, verdant growth of Douglas fir and salal. Within the protected boundaries of the Willamette River, the terrain remains quiet and deliberate, anchored by the stillness of River Forest Lake. While the distant, jagged silhouette of the Coast Range marks the western horizon, the immediate environment is shaped by the proximity of Elk Rock Island, which sits in the river’s flow like a quiet sentinel. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, pearlescent quality, softening the edges of the riverbanks until the water and the sky seem to trade shades of slate and violet.

Fair Oaks carries the weight of a long-standing relationship with the water, as the economic pulse of the region has historically ebbed and flowed with the currents of the Willamette River. The proximity to the thunderous energy of Willamette Falls, located only five miles away, once dictated the rhythm of local industry, drawing settlers who sought to harness the power of the plummeting cascades. Today, the residents of Fair Oaks maintain a pace dictated by the seasonal shifts of the valley, looking toward the agricultural abundance of Happy Valley for the fruits of the soil. Life here is marked by a steady, observant quality, where the influence of the nearby Lakewood Bay provides a subtle maritime tension to the inland atmosphere. Whether observing the river’s steady transit or the enduring strength of the timbered slopes, one finds that Fair Oaks remains deeply tethered to the natural cycles of this wet, western edge of the continent.

About This Fair Oaks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fair Oaks, Oregon. Coordinates: 43.410894, -123.219492. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fair Oaks includes the ZIP code (97462, 97267, 97479), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Clackamas County (Oregon City), and school district assignment (Sutherlin School District 130).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.