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Newport Profile
| Location Facts |
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| Elevation |
150 feet above sea level |
| County |
Lincoln |
| Land area |
8.9 square miles |
| Zip code |
97365 |
| Location – Distance to major markets |
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| Corvallis |
53 miles |
| Eugene |
95 miles |
| Portland |
114 miles |
| Seattle, WA |
287 miles |
| Boise, ID |
502 miles |
| San Francisco, CA |
598 miles |
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| Population |
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| Newport |
10,240 |
| Lincoln County |
44,700 |
| Climate |
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| Annual Average Temperature |
52 degrees |
| Average Seasonal Temperatures |
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| Summer |
60-72 degrees |
| Fall |
55-75 degrees |
| Winter |
42-52 degrees |
| Spring |
55-65 degrees |
| Annual Average Rainfall |
68 inches |
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| Education Enrollment |
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| K-12 Schools |
5,400 |
| Community College |
2,000 |
| General Information |
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| Hospital |
1 (48 licensed beds) |
| Banks |
7 |
| Savings & Loans |
1 |
| Credit Unions |
2 |
| Churches and Synagogues |
31 |
| Approx. number of restaurants |
80+ |
| Approx. number of accommodations |
1,500+ |
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| Utilities |
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| Electricity |
Central Lincoln People's Utility District |
| Natural Gas |
Northwest Natural Gas |
| Sewer/Water |
City of Newport |
| Telecommunications |
Qwest Communications; Pioneer Telephone Cooperative; Cellular One; High Speed Verizon Wireless. Broadband is available through various providers. |
| TV Cable |
Charter Communications |
| Transportation |
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| Air/Commuter Service |
Newport Airport; Sky Taxi, Central Oregon Coast Air Services |
| Express |
United Parcel Service; Federal Express; US Postal Service); DHL; Snow Birdmail & Message (regional) |
| Marine |
Port of Newport; 40' bar and 32' channel. |
| Rail |
Daily freight rail service is furnished to the Yaquina Bay area, terminating in Toledo |
| Surface Transit |
Local taxi; bus; limousine companies, commercial trucking; buses offer service to major cities. |
| Labor |
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The Newport area provides a skilled, productive labor force producing a variety of products and services. Wage rates are extremely competitive.
Major Industries: tourism, fishing and wood products |
| Property Taxes |
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| Ballot Measures approved by Oregon taxpayers in recent years have cut property taxes and limited their growth. Assessed values were rolled back to 90% of 1995-96 levels, and future growth limited to 3% per year with the exception of items such as new construction and remodeling.
For detailed information, contact the Lincoln County Assesor's Office at 541-265-4102. |
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| Sales Tax |
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| Oregon has no sales tax.
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Newport, Oregon
The coast you remember.
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