Yachats Oregon Map

About Yachats, Oregon

Yachats is a locality in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 994. The population density is 421.3 people per km². Yachats is located at 44.3112°N, 124.1048°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Yachats is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97498.

Yachats occupies a rugged stretch of shoreline where the basalt cliffs meet the churning white foam of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 22.6 miles south of Newport, OR (from Newport, OR: bearing 186°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-southwest of Waldport. The Yachats River carves a final, quiet passage through the dark, mossy timber before surrendering its freshwater current to the tides. Beyond the immediate spray of the shoreline, the landscape rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Range, while the interior woods of the Yachats Purchase Unit offer a dense, emerald sanctuary. At the edge of the tide, Yachats State Recreation Area provides a vantage point where the gray light of a damp afternoon turns the wet stone to the color of polished iron, grounding the traveler in a landscape defined by the relentless persistence of the sea.

Economic life in Yachats flows with the same deliberate pace as the water, shaped long ago by the gathering of indigenous peoples and later by the small-scale commerce of those who sought a living from the timber and the tide. Visitors often trace the path of Amanda's Trail, a route that serves as a quiet reminder of the history etched into these slopes, long before the modern quietude defined the local character. While the proximity to Durbin Meadows offers a sense of distance from the world, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the occasional stillness of the Big Creek Log Pond. Life here moves without the frantic urgency of larger centers, favoring instead the slow observation of the horizon and the damp, cool air that carries the scent of salt and ancient cedar.

About This Yachats Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yachats, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.311231, -124.104842. 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 Yachats includes the ZIP code (97498), 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.