Svensen, Oregon

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Svensen
Unincorporated community
Fire station
Svensen Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 46°10′11″N 123°39′36″W / 46.16972°N 123.66000°W / 46.16972; -123.66000Coordinates: 46°10′11″N 123°39′36″W / 46.16972°N 123.66000°W / 46.16972; -123.66000
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Clatsop
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97103
Area code(s)	503 and 971

Grange

Old building

Svensen is an unincorporated community on the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it is named after Peter Svensen, an early settler. There was a post office in Svensen from 1895 to 1944.^[1]

References

↑ Helbock, Richard W. (1998) United States Post Offices, Volume 1 - The West, p. 193, Lake Oswego, Oregon: La Posta Publications

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Astoria

Cities	Astoria Cannon Beach Gearhart Seaside Warrenton

CDP	Westport

Other unincorporated communities	Arch Cape Brownsmead Clifton Elsie Hamlet Jeffers Garden Jewell Jewell Junction Knappa Lukarilla Melville Miles Crossing Navy Heights Necanicum Olney Sunset Beach Surf Pines Svensen Tolovana Park Vesper Wauna

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