Oak Hills, Oregon

Oak Hills, Oregon
Census-designated place (CDP)
Entrance to the development
Entrance to the development
Location of Oak Hills, Oregon
Location of Oak Hills, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°32′25″N 122°50′29″W / 45.54028°N 122.84139°W / 45.54028; -122.84139
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyWashington
Established1965
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2)
 • Land1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
11,903
 • Density7,644.83/sq mi (2,950.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97006
Area code(s)503 and 971
FIPS code41-53988[4]
GNIS feature ID2408963[2]
Oak Hills Historic District
District sign
Map of district boundaries and contributing resources.
The Oak Hills Historic District boundaries (black line), and historic contributing resources in the district (brown).
LocationRoughly bounded by NW West Union & Cornell Roads, NW 143rd Ave., and Bethany Blvd.
Washington County, Oregon
Area240 acres (97 ha)[6]
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.13000482[5]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 2013[5][6]

Oak Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) and neighborhood in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The CDP population was 11,903 at the 2020 census. It is on unincorporated land north of Beaverton, west of Cedar Mill, and south/southeast of Bethany. The CDP is roughly bounded by the Sunset Highway on the south, West Union Road on the north, Northwest 174th Avenue on the west, and Northwest 143rd Avenue on the east. The U.S. Postal Service has assigned Beaverton addresses to the area. Fire protection and EMS services are provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.[7]

Oak Hills Elementary School

The Oak Hills neighborhood is substantially smaller than the CDP, and is contained within the area bounded by Cornell Road on the south, West Union Road on the north, Bethany Boulevard on the west, and Northwest 143rd Avenue on the east. It was a planned community and was built in the 1960s.[8] The first ten homes were completed in May 1965,[9] the first of about 650 planned, in an area of approximately 250 acres (100 ha).[10] Oak Hills today includes around 650 residences,[8] of which 627 are single-family homes.[6] It is managed by the Oak Hills Homeowners Association (OHHA).

The neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013, as the Oak Hills Historic District.[5][6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Hills, Oregon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties [for National Register of Historic Places]: 7/08/13 through 7/12/13". National Park Service. July 19, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d Friedman, Nicole (July 19, 2013). "Oak Hills added to National Register of Historic Places". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "About TVF&R". Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Smith, Emily E. (April 2, 2011). "Oak Hills residents take pride in Rummer-designed homes scattered through the midcentury neighborhood". The Oregonian. p. E1. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  9. ^ "New Homes On Display" (May 16, 1965). The Sunday Oregonian, p. 37.
  10. ^ "Oak Hills Begins Building Of Recreation Complex" (August 8, 1965). The Sunday Oregonian, Section 3, p. 9.