Portland Facts

POPULATION
538,180; 1.95 million in the metropolitan area

AREA
130 square miles

ELEVATION
173 feet above sea level

LONGITUDE
40 miles east of the 122nd meridian west

LATITUDE
30 miles north of the 45th parallel north

MILES TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
78

MILES TO A GLACIER
65 (Mount Hood)

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
33.5° (January); 79.5° (July)

AVERAGE PRECIPITATION
37" (less than Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston or Seattle - and without that nasty humidity)

ACRES OF PARKS IN METRO AREA
37,000, including the 5,000-acre Forest Park

NEWSPAPERS
The Oregonian (daily), The Portland Tribune (semiweekly), Willamette Week (weekly)

TIME
All of Oregon is on Pacific Standard Time, except for the Ontario city area in Eastern Oregon, which is on Mountain Standard Time. Daylight Savings Time is observed from the first Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October.

DRIVING
The speed limit is 55 miles per hour on most highways. Where posted, the freeway speed limit is 65. Oregon law calls for drivers and passengers to buckle up for safety in both the front and back seats. The fine for each unbuckled person is $89. Oregon law also requires that drivers carry proof of insurance.

AIR SERVICE
Portland International Airport (PDX); 503.460.4040