Waldport Oregon Map

About Waldport, Oregon

Waldport is a locality in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,249. The population density is 319.8 people per km². Waldport is located at 44.4268°N, 124.0687°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Waldport is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97394.

Waldport occupies a low, salt-sprayed shelf where the damp breath of the Pacific meets the terrestrial weight of the land. It lies 14.5 miles south of Newport, OR (from Newport, OR: bearing 183°T), and is situated 14.9 miles south-southwest of Toledo. The Red River carves a dark, insistent path through the sediment, moving with a heavy, deliberate grace toward the horizon until it dissolves toward the Port of Alsea Boat Ramp. To the east, the jagged silhouette of the Coast Range anchors the sky, while the deep, verdant shadows of the Yachats Purchase Unit suggest a wilderness that presses close against the edges of human habitation. Within the immediate footprint of the village, William P Keady State Wayside offers a quiet threshold where the wind, smelling of brine and wet cedar, dictates the rhythm of the day. Beyond the immediate terrain, the mist often clings to the distant slopes of Howe Canyon, softening the hard lines of the earth into a muted, charcoal-gray watercolor.

Waldport sustains itself through a quiet reliance on the tides and the timbered reaches that define its perimeter. Historically forged by the labor of the forest and the harvest of the water, the local economy continues to turn on the seasonal migration of fish and the steady, unhurried transit of those seeking the solace of the shoreline. The legacy of the region remains etched in the quiet industry of the docks and the modest, weather-worn architecture that lines the streets, seemingly indifferent to the passing of decades. Travelers who venture ten miles to walk the length of Amanda’s Trail or gaze toward the distant, jagged profile of Seal Rocks find a landscape that demands little but provides a profound sense of isolation. Life in Waldport persists as a series of small, rhythmic adjustments to the weather, where the turning of the seasons is measured not by clocks, but by the shifting clarity of the air and the rising levels of the Red River.

About This Waldport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waldport, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.426786, -124.06873. 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 Waldport includes the ZIP code (97394), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Lincoln County (Newport), and school district assignment (Lincoln County School District).

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.