Oregon · Census place 4142600

Lincoln City, Oregon

Lincoln City is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon with an estimated 10,034 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 57th largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
10,034
#57 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020
+1.9%
+187 people
Land area
6.1 sq mi
+ 0.03 sq mi water
Density
1,659 / sq mi
State median 3,097
Orange pin: Lincoln City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

Lincoln City population, 2020 to 2024

Lincoln City added 187 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.9%. In the latest year it moved by +29. Among 80 Oregon places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 32nd; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oregon has 14,915 people, so Lincoln City is 67% of it.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 9,821. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Lincoln City covers 6.05 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 1,659 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Lincoln City is less dense than the typical town.

What county Lincoln City is in

All of Lincoln City's residents live in Lincoln County, which had 51,212 residents in 2024. Lincoln City holds 19.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Lincoln City

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Lincoln City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97364, 97367. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Lincoln City is

The Census internal point of Lincoln City is at 44.977900, -124.006100. Salem, the capital, is 47.8 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Newport, OR (10,833 people), 24.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Salem, OR, 48.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
44.977900, -124.006100
DMS
44°58'40.44"N 124°00'21.96"W
UTM
10N 420673.4E 4980987.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
84PQXXHV+5H

Daylight in Lincoln City

At 44.98° N, Lincoln City gets about 15 h 37 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 46 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Lincoln City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Depoe Bay, 12.0 miles away, with 1,526 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lincoln City, OR?

10,034 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 187 (1.9%) from 9,847 in July 2020.

What county is Lincoln City in?

Lincoln County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Lincoln City?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 97364, 97367.

How far is Lincoln City from Salem?

47.8 miles (76.9 km) in a straight line, heading E from Lincoln City.

What is the nearest larger city to Lincoln City?

Newport, OR, with 10,833 residents, 24.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.