Heceta Beach, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 44°2′0″N124°7′52″W / 44.03333°N 124.13111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Area | |
• Total | 2.83 sq mi (7.33 km2) |
• Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2) |
• Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,912 |
• Density | 817.44/sq mi (315.64/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97439 [3] |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
FIPS code | 41-33150 |
Heceta Beach is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located west of U.S. Route 101 next to the Pacific Ocean. It is the next settlement north of the Siuslaw River and Florence and is within the Florence urban growth boundary. [4] Heceta Beach was platted in 1915. [5] Lane County maintains a small county park there, with beach access, as well as restrooms and picnic tables. [6]
Driftwood Shores, a hotel and conference center in Heceta Beach, was annexed to Florence in 2008. [7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 1,912 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] [2] |
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