River PointOR
It is a town of 475 residents in Oregon.
Is River Point a good place to live?
River Point’s typical July afternoon high is 68°F, below both the Oregon town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 7 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than River Point. River Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
River Point lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 20% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Fort Clatsop and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around River Point. Close and well known come first.
4 mi LandmarkFort Clatsop
3 mi LandmarkAstoria Column
9 mi LandmarkFort Stevens
18 mi LighthouseTillamook Rock Light
3 mi National Historical ParkLewis and Clark National Historical Park244K visitors a year
16 mi State parkCape Disappointment State ParkPhoto credits
Fort Clatsop: Glenn Scofield Williams from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Astoria Column: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Stevens: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution · Tillamook Rock Light: Jwyoung, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Cape Disappointment State Park: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to River Point: who provides what
River Point 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 River Point.
River Point faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
On expected storm and flood damage, River Point sits above 85% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 55% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 23% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of River Point’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
In River Point, the average commute is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Astoria (21%), Warrenton (12%) and Portland (10%). The median commute is under 19 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy River Point is
15% of River Point adults binge drink. Among adults here, 39% have high blood pressure and 14% have diabetes.
| River Point | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | River Point | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| More smokers | 16% | 12% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.3% | 27.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about River Point
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of River Point
About 0 of every 100 River Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
475 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About River Point
Census-designated place in Oregon, United States
River Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, River Point had a population of 397. The CDP is in northwestern Clatsop County, 4 miles (6 km) south of Astoria along Oregon Route 202, the Nehalem Highway. It sits on the land between two rivers, the Youngs River to the west and the Wallooskee River to the north, extending to their confluence. The Youngs River is a tidal waterway leading to Youngs Bay at Astoria and thence the Columbia River.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Area code
- 503, 971
Questions about River Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is River Point, OR a good place to live?
River Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.