Alsea, Oregon

About Alsea

Set in the western part of Oregon, Alsea is a small unincorporated community.

Alsea holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.16 square miles.

📰 Alsea News Today

• Alsea Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Siuslaw National Forest : Recreation Region - Marys Peak and Alsea Corridor US Forest Service (.gov) · Sep 2
• Alsea vs Mapleton - Girls Middle School Volleyball 10/05/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Oct 5
• $100M lawsuit: Doctor failed to clean arm wound; 18-year-old dies from infection 5 days later OregonLive.com · May 12
• Hundreds of bicyclists hit the rural roads and hills of central Oregon coast on week-long ride Lincoln Chronicle · Jun 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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What Makes Alsea Unique

• The only place in America named Alsea — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.16 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alsea

• Missouri Bend Recreation Site reviews ★
• Alsea Falls Recreation Site · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Campbell County Park reviews ★
• Clemens County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mc Bee Park reviews ★
• Mike Bauer Wayside reviews ★
• Mill Creek County Park reviews ★
• Salmonberry County Park & Campground reviews ★
• Siuslaw National Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Alsea

• Alsea Charter School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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