River Point Oregon Map

About River Point, Oregon

River Point is a locality in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 397. The population density is 294.2 people per km². River Point is located at 46.1434°N, 123.8041°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97103.

River Point marks the confluence of shadow and salt, where the dark, silt-heavy currents of the Wallooskee River carve a slow path toward the sea. It lies 3.3 miles south-southeast of Astoria, OR (from Astoria, OR: bearing 157°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-southeast of Warrenton. The landscape here is defined by the persistent moisture of the coastal rainforest, where Douglas firs stand in somber, vertical ranks against a sky that often holds the color of wet slate. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises toward the modest elevation of Coxcomb Hill, providing a vantage point over the low-lying marshes and the tidal reaches that pull toward the distant East Mooring Basin. Near the river’s edge, the land flattens into sodden meadows, while the nearby presence of Shively Park offers a quiet sanctuary of ferns and moss-slicked timber. Fry Island breaks the river’s flow, a silent, earthen anchor in the shifting waters that define the physical boundaries of the local horizon.

River Point carries the quiet, weathered character of a place built upon the labor of the timber trade and the unpredictable rhythm of the tide. The local economy persists in a slow dialogue with the landscape, drawing its vitality from the harvest of the forests and the shifting silt of the riverbeds, a vocation that has shaped the lives of residents for generations. While the industry remains grounded in the tangible, the nearby Mott Basin and the distant, reflective waters of Jetty Lagoon speak to a geography that resists easy domestication. Life in River Point moves with the caution of those who know the temperament of the coast, finding beauty in the way the morning fog clings to the riverbanks or the sudden, sharp clarity of the air after a rain. It is a place of enduring, muted textures, where the work of the day is measured against the tides and the long, slow growth of the surrounding woods.

About This River Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of River Point, Oregon. Coordinates: 46.1434, -123.8041. 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 River Point includes the ZIP code (97103), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Clatsop County (Astoria), and school district assignment (Astoria School District 1).

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.