Svensen Oregon Map

About Svensen, Oregon

Svensen is a locality in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 853. The population density is 147.0 people per km². Svensen is located at 46.1564°N, 123.6554°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97103.

Svensen unfolds as a quiet reach of land where the persistent dampness of the temperate rainforest settles into the deep greens of salal and towering firs. It lies 8.3 miles east of Astoria, OR (from Astoria, OR: bearing 98°T), and is situated 17.6 miles northeast of Seaside. Hillcrest Creek carves a path through the landscape, its waters flowing with a steady, unadorned purpose toward the nearby South Channel. To the north, the low-lying expanse of Svensen Island breaks the water, while the looming silhouette of Wickiup Mountain anchors the horizon six miles away, watching over the dampened earth. The light here often arrives in shades of bruised silver, filtering through a sky that seems to hold the weight of the nearby Pacific, though the air remains inland, fragrant with the smell of wet cedar and churned soil.

Svensen preserves the quiet industry of a place defined by its proximity to the water and the reach of the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge, which protects the marshes just a mile away. Historically, the rhythm of life in Svensen has been tied to the logging and fishing trades, labor that demands a certain stoic resilience against the relentless gray drizzle. Residents move through their days with a measured pace, acknowledging the pull of the distant tide and the stillness of the landscape that stretches toward Mott Basin. While the modern world continues its frantic pace elsewhere, life in Svensen remains tethered to the slow accumulation of river silt and the seasonal migrations of waterfowl, maintaining a singular, modest character that refuses to be hurried by the passage of time.

About This Svensen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Svensen, Oregon. Coordinates: 46.156421, -123.655415. 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 Svensen includes the ZIP code (97103), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Clatsop County (Astoria), and school district assignment (Knappa School District 4).

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.