Heceta Beach, Oregon

Heceta Beach, Oregon
Aerial view of Heceta Beach and surroundings
Heceta Beach
Heceta Beach
Coordinates: 44°01′25″N 124°07′52″W / 44.02361°N 124.13111°W / 44.02361; -124.13111
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Area
 • Total
2.83 sq mi (7.33 km2)
 • Land2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2)
 • Water0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
Elevation13 ft (4.0 m)
Population
 • Total
1,912
 • Density817.5/sq mi (315.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97439[4]
Area codes458 and 541
FIPS code41-33150
GNIS feature ID2813314[2]

Heceta Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located west of U.S. Route 101 next to the Pacific Ocean. As of the 2020 census, Heceta Beach had a population of 1,912.[5] It is the next settlement north of the Siuslaw River and Florence and is within the Florence urban growth boundary.[6] Heceta Beach was platted in 1915.[7] Lane County maintains a small county park there, with beach access, as well as restrooms and picnic tables.[8]

Driftwood Shores, a hotel and conference center in Heceta Beach, was annexed to Florence in 2008.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,912
U.S. Decennial Census[10][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heceta Beach, Oregon
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Heceta Beach OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  6. ^ "Zoning Map, Florence, Oregon (2024)" (PDF). ci.florence.or.us. December 10, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "In the Matter of Denying the Petition to Vacate Portions of First Avenue" (PDF). Lane County, Oregon. August 31, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  8. ^ "All Parks-F to J". Lane County, Oregon. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  9. ^ Penrod, Shawn, Shawn (January 13, 2009). "Beach contamination gains attention from city, county". Siuslaw News. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.