Oak Harbor, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Whidbey Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98277. The Survey maps it on the Oak Harbor quadrangle. 24,622 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 92 feet above sea level.
On record in Oak Harbor
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 8 records
Central Whidbey Island Historic Districtlisted 1973
Benjamin Loers Houselisted 1977- Deception Pass State Park-Cornet Bay Fire Circlelisted 2019
- Deception Pass State Park-Cornet Bay Incineratorlisted 2019
- Deception Pass State Park-Cranberry Lake Bathing and Picnic Area Historic Districtlisted 2019
- Deception Pass State Park-Cranberry Lake Caretaker's Area Historic Districtlisted 2019
- Deception Pass State Park-North Beach Picnic Area Historic Districtlisted 2019
- Deception Pass State Park-Rosario and Bowman Bathing, Picnic, and Caretaker's Areas Historic Districtlisted 2019
Population over time
2 figuresOak Harbor grew from 22,075 to 24,622 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22,075 | |
| 2020 | 24,622 | +2,547 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1943 USGS Deception Pass quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Deception Pass quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1973 USGS Oak Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Oak Harbor quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Oak Harbor between 1992 and 2017, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELWHA ROAD |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SLEEPER |
| 6 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Oak Harbor: 10 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Christensen Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Everett Bros. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Krieg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marine Asphalt Pit 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oak Harbor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oak Harbor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oak Harbor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trask Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketown | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Swantown | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Penn Cove Park | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Captains Choice | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Rodena Beach | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Coupeville | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Sunset Terrace | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Dean Manor | 5.7 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Oak Harbor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q990977 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512518. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.






