Portland OR Quick Facts

Portland Nickname
City of Roses. Also sometimes referred to as "Stumptown",
"River City", "Beer Town" and "Brewtopia".

Population (2006)
City of Portland - 562,690
Metro Portland - 2,095,861

Portland Elevation
173 feet above sea level.
Rising to 11,248 feet at Mt. Hood.

Portland Average Annual Rainfall
37 inches annually.

Portland Average Temperatures
January - 38.5 degrees F.
July - 79.5 degrees F.
See Weather Chart and sunset times.

Daylight Savings Time
Begins first Sunday in April.
Ends last Sunday in October.

Portland International Airport
Voted Best USA Airport by Conde' Nast Traveler Magazine.
Airlines serving Portland International Airport.
Hotels near the Portland Airport.


Interesting Facts About Portland
Portland has more brew pubs than burger joints.
There is no sales tax in Portland, Oregon.
Proclaimed as North America's "Best Big City" by Money Magazine.
Home to the Portland NBA Trailblazers.
Has the world's smallest park. Mill Ends Park is two feet wide,
created in 1948 for leprechauns and snail races on St. Patrick's Day.

Metro Portland Area Counties
The metropolitan area of Portland is comprised of four
counties. Clackamas, Washington, Multnomah and
Clark County in Washington State.

Portland Suburbs
Lake Oswego, Hillsboro, Tigard, Oregon City, Gresham,
Newburg, Parkrose, Woodburn and Vancouver, Washington.

Portland Area Golf Courses
See list of Portland Area Public Golf Courses.

Portland Attractions
Enjoy Portland's Attractions.

For the convenience of our users, we've included common misspellings and
abbreviations such as oragon, oregan, origon, or, ore, oreg, oregon and oregone.