About Damascus
Set in the northern part of Oregon, Damascus is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Damascus is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.36 square miles.
📰 Damascus News Today
- Pedestrian dies after being struck by pickup truck on I-15 near Flamingo Road ktnv.com · Aug 17
- Damascus Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- LaVelle Geist Obituary (10/09/1938 - 05/11/2026) - Damascus, OR OregonLive.com · Jul 22
- Cat killed in early morning house fire in Damascus KPTV · Jul 15
- Connecting Damascus: Roads, Routes & Safety Clackamas County · Mar 12
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Damascus Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Damascus — but the Oregon one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Damascus
- Country Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Pub 212
- Sparky's Pizza
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Bow & Arrow Coffee Shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Damascus
- Madrone Wall Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bakers Ferry Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Barton Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Barton Park reviews ★
- Boring-Estacada Rail Line reviews ★
- Cazadero Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Clackamas Bluff · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Clear Creek Canyon Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Clear Creek North Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Damascus Centennial Park reviews ★
- East Bliss Butte · Nature reserve reviews ★
- North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area South · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Damascus
- Beatrice Morrow Cannady Elementary
- Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area17.36 sq mi
Coordinates45.4264, -122.4430