Nehalem, Oregon

About Nehalem

Set in the northwestern part of Oregon, Nehalem is a tiny community counting 271 people who proudly call it home.

Nehalem holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,004 residents per square mile.

📰 Nehalem News Today

• Nehalem Bay Pride Comes to Wheeler June 27–28 – Heart of Cartm, City of Wheeler host two-day celebration Tillamook County Pioneer · Jun 21
• Motor vehicle crash into the Nehalem River tillamookheadlightherald.com · May 4
• Building Climate Resilience at Nehalem Bay The Nature Conservancy · Dec 2
• June Highlights on Oregon's Tillamook Coast: Nehalem Bay Crab Derby, Rockaway Beach's Kite Fest Oregon Coast Beach Connection · May 26
• Oregon coast community supports family after moldy feed kills thousands of their chickens KGW · Jan 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Nehalem Unique

• The only place in America named Nehalem — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• Positioned in northwestern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Nehalem

• Pizza Garden

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Nehalem

• God's Valley Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nehalem City Park reviews ★
• North Fork Nehalem County Park reviews ★
• nehalem pickleball courts reviews ★
• nehalem playground reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Nehalem

• Nehalem Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Nehalem

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