Explore Seaside, 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 Seaside, 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 Seaside.
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 | Seaside |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Clatsop County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 45.993164 |
| Longitude | -123.922638 |
| Population | 7,115 |
| Density | 705.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 97138 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| County Seat | Astoria |
| School District | Seaside School District 10 |
Seaside emerges from the damp, low-lying expanse of Bear Valley where the earth meets the salt-heavy air of the Pacific. It lies 14.1 miles south-southwest of Astoria, OR (from Astoria, OR: bearing 198°T), and is situated 11.9 miles south of Warrenton. The Necanicum River carves a winding, serpentine path through the landscape, its slow currents carrying the cold runoff from the slopes of nearby Rippet Mountain. Quata Park offers a quiet sanctuary of green, providing a buffer against the persistent mist that often clings to the shoreline just a mile to the west. On clear days, the silhouette of Submarine Rock punctuates the horizon, a dark marker against the restless gray expanse of the ocean. The light here has a way of softening the edges of the world, turning the late afternoon into a pale, bruised violet that lingers over the estuary.
Seaside grew from the rugged necessities of a frontier outpost, evolving into a destination for those seeking the restorative properties of the salt air. The local economy relies heavily on the seasonal influx of visitors, supported by a network of shops and eateries that have defined the rhythm of the streets for generations. Laborers often find work in the service sectors, while the maritime influence remains constant, with the distant activity at Warrenton Marina dictating the flow of regional trade and logistics. The legacy of the region is written in the timber and the tide, a history of extraction and recreation that remains visible in the sturdy, weathered architecture of the older districts. Industry here is quiet, favoring the slow turnover of tourism over the harsh noise of heavy manufacturing.
Seaside maintains a cultural character defined by its proximity to the wild, untamed edges of the continent. Travelers often venture out to traverse the Cannon Beach Trail, finding solace in the dense, evergreen corridors that define the coastal rainforest. While the town remains a place of modest scale, it has occasionally hosted figures of note, including the writer Raymond Carver, who found a somber clarity in the bleak, beautiful atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest. Local life centers on the shifting tides and the seasonal festivals that bring a brief, boisterous energy to the boardwalks. The atmosphere is one of deliberate stillness, where the sound of the Necanicum River serves as a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the daily discourse of the residents. It is a place that asks for little, offering instead an honest encounter with the elements and the steady, unadorned passage of time.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Seaside, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.993164, -123.922638. 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 Seaside includes the ZIP code (97138), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Clatsop County (Astoria), and school district assignment (Seaside School District 10).
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. |