Explore North Plains, Oregon, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Plains, Oregon. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Oregon or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to North Plains.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | North Plains |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Washington County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 45.59706 |
| Longitude | -122.993439 |
| Population | 3,441 |
| Density | 1223.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 97133 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| County Seat | Hillsboro |
| School District | Hillsboro School District 1J |
North Plains stretches across a flat, industrious expanse where the rhythm of the soil dictates the pace of the day. It lies 5.1 miles north of Hillsboro, OR (from Hillsboro, OR: bearing 358°T), and is situated 9.4 miles northwest of Aloha. McKay Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the low-lying terrain, its waters feeding the earth that supports the nearby Pacific Meadows Lot Owners Privately-owned open space or common area. The land here remains stubbornly agrarian, characterized by broad, open fields that catch the slanted, pale light of late afternoon, casting long shadows that emphasize the vastness of the horizon. To the west, the distant Coast Range marks the boundary of the world, while the stillness of Sunset Log Pond reflects the gray, shifting clouds that frequent this inland basin. Visitors might catch the distant, muffled tumble of Jackson Falls echoing through the nearby landscape of Waible Gulch, a reminder of the hidden water that shapes the topography of this quiet corner of the map.
North Plains preserves a history rooted in the grit of agricultural labor and the steady pulse of timber-adjacent enterprise. The local economy persists in a delicate balance between modern residential expansion and the enduring, quiet legacy of the family farm, where the scent of turned earth and drying hay often hangs heavy in the cooling air. While the dense, deep green canopy of the Tillamook State Forest looms fifteen miles away, the immediate surroundings of North Plains favor the practical over the decorative, prioritizing wide roads and functional spaces that serve a community tethered to the land. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, defined by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest rather than the frantic tempo of larger, more crowded districts. It is a place where the work of the day is clearly written into the landscape, visible in the weathered fences and the enduring, solid architecture that defines the local character.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Plains, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.59706, -122.993439. 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 North Plains includes the ZIP code (97133), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Washington County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Hillsboro School District 1J).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |