Charleston, Oregon

Charleston, Oregon
Unincorporated community
An evening view of the National Estuarine Research Reserve slough
Charleston
Location within the state of Oregon
Charleston
Charleston (the US)
Coordinates: 43°20′24″N 124°19′48″W / 43.34000°N 124.33000°W / 43.34000; -124.33000Coordinates: 43°20′24″N 124°19′48″W / 43.34000°N 124.33000°W / 43.34000; -124.33000
Country United States
State Oregon
County Coos
Elevation[1] 102 ft (31 m)
Population (2000)670
 • Total 795
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes 97420
Area code(s) 541
GNIS feature ID 1136140

Charleston (Coos language: Milukwich [2]) is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. Charleston is the least populated (Pop. 795 [2017] community in Oregon's Bay Area and is Home to a large commercial fishing fleet, it is adjacent to the ocean entrance to Coos Bay.[3] Charleston is the site of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology[4] and the United States Coast Guard Charleston Lifeboat Station.[5]

Charleston was named for Charles Haskell, a settler who filed a land claim along South Slough in 1853.[6] South Slough is an arm of Coos Bay, which it enters near the bay's mouth on the Pacific Ocean.[7] Oregon Route 540, which crosses the slough southwest of Barview, passes through Charleston and links it to three state parks further south along the coast: Sunset Bay, Shore Acres, and Cape Arago.[7]

Postal authorities established a post office in Charleston in 1924.[6] The community's ZIP code is 97420.[8]

Estuarine Research Reserve

The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a 4,770-acre (1,930 ha) reserve along the Coos Bay Estuary, was established in Charleston in 1974.[9] It was the first of 28 such reserves in the United States and the only one in Oregon.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Charleston". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hanis for Beginners" (PDF). Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Template:Www. psi.edu/prc
  4. ↑ "Oregon Institute of Marine Biology". University of Oregon. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Historic Life-Saving Stations to Visit in Oregon". National Park Service. March 21, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  6. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  7. 1 2 Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 2008. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  8. ↑ "Charleston, Oregon". United States Post Office. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Department of State Lands: Agency Subdivisions". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 29, 2016.


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