Cape Meares, Oregon
Cape Meares, Oregon | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Location of Cape Meares, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′23″N 123°57′31″W / 45.50639°N 123.95861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Tillamook |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.69 sq mi (9.55 km2) |
| • Land | 3.44 sq mi (8.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 135 |
| • Density | 39.2/sq mi (15.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97141 |
| Area code | 503 |
| FIPS code | 41-11050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407960 |
Cape Meares is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cape Meares had a population of 135.
The community is named after the natural feature of the same name, which in turn was named after John Meares, a British explorer. The Bayocean post office was briefly renamed "Cape Meares" in 1953 but closed the next year.