Kelso, Oregon

Kelso, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°25′06″N 122°18′29″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Clackamas
Elevation [1]	709 ft (216 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97009
Area code(s)	503 and 971
GNIS feature ID	1122680[1]

Kelso is an unincorporated community located about three miles northwest of Sandy in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.^[1][2] It was named for the town of Kelso, Washington. The post office operated for ten years, from May 31, 1894 to May 26, 1904.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kelso, Oregon
2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.