Lincoln City is located on the scenic Oregon Coast in Lincoln County at the 45th parallel. It is bordered by 680-acre Devils Lake and the Coast Range on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Lincoln City boasts 7½ miles of beautiful, clean sandy beaches, with the Salmon River and Cascade Head to the north, and the Siletz Bay and Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge to the south.

Lincoln City enjoys a mild maritime climate and is a popular tourist destination. Daytime highs in the winter are usually around 50 degrees, with lows typically remaining above freezing. Summer highs are 60-70 degrees on the beaches, increasing to 80-90 degrees just a few miles inland. Annual precipitation averages 76.3 inches, with most rainfall occurring during the winter months. Prevailing winds come from the northwest in the summer and from the southwest in the winter. The consistent breeze enjoyed at our beaches makes Lincoln City one of the best places in the world to fly a kite. Surfing and kite-boarding conditions are also world-class. The air quality is excellent.

Date of Incorporation
March 3, 1965

Permanent Population
10,134 (as of July 1, 2022)

Summer Population
Can escalate to over 30,000, with visitors from all over the world.

Size
6.05 square miles

Other Settlements in the Urban Growth Boundary

• Roads End
• Neotsu
• Part of Otis

Distance from Other Major Cities

• Portland: 88 miles
• Salem: 58 miles
• Corvallis: 74 miles
• Eugene: 122 miles
• Bend: 189 miles
• Seattle, WA: 261 miles
• San Francisco, CA: 681 miles

A Few Historical Highlights