KnappaOR
The town, settled in 1872, counts 806 residents.
Is Knappa a good place to live?
Knappa’s midsummer high is 70°F, where Oregon’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Knappa. Knappa has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Knappa lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 23% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Knappa: who provides what
Knappa is unincorporated, so Clatsop County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Knappa.
The FEMA risk score in Knappa is higher than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Knappa’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 33% to earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Knappa has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 9 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a higher typical journey to work than Knappa. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 7% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Knappa has added 31 jobs, to 272 in 2023. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 6%.
| Knappa | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Knappa’s year
The town’s January low comes in at 37°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Knappa is
32% of Knappa adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 8 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Knappa.
| Knappa | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Knappa | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21% | 12.5% |
| More smokers | 16.7% | 12% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Knappa, 2.4% of the land is conserved
Walkers can cover 0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. For Knappa, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: one, of 17 acres.
| Knappa | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Creek County Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fort Clatsop and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Knappa. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LandmarkFort Clatsop
19 mi LandmarkFort Stevens
11 mi LandmarkAstoria Column
27 mi LighthouseTillamook Rock Light
25 mi State parkCape Disappointment State Park
25 mi State parkEcola State ParkPhoto credits
Fort Clatsop: Glenn Scofield Williams from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Stevens: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution · Astoria Column: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tillamook Rock Light: Jwyoung, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cape Disappointment State Park: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ecola State Park: Brmuchim (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
_(clatDA0106a).jpg){kind=link}
Everything we know about Knappa
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Knappa
About 5 of every 100 Knappa residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
806 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Knappa
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Knappa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on the south bank of the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, approximately 12 miles (19 km) directly east of Astoria. Knappa faces the Columbia River, where several islands comprise the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge. As of the 2020 census, Knappa had a population of 1,007. The community is named after Aaron Knapp Jr., an early settler. There was a post office in Knappa from 1872 to 1943. Logging and fishing are the primary economic activities in Knappa.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- Area code
- 503, 971
Questions about Knappa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Knappa, OR a good place to live?
Knappa has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.