Knappa, Oregon

Knappa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[2] located on the south bank of the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, approximately 12 miles (19 km) directly east of Astoria. Knappa faces the Columbia River, where several islands comprise the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge.

Big Creek baseball team, Big Creek Logging Company, Knappa, circa 1918
Knappa, Oregon
Census-designated place
Motto(s): 
Amazing Place
Knappa
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 46°11′6″N 123°35′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClatsop
Elevation
[1]
7 ft (2 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97103
Area code(s)503 and 971
[1]

The community is named after Aaron Knapp, Jr., an early settler. There was a post office in Knappa from 1872 to 1943.[3] It is vulnerable to a Cascadia Subduction Zone tsunami.

Logging and fishing are the primary economic activities in Knappa. Knappa School District comprises Hilda Lahti Elementary School and Knappa High School.[4]

References
  1. "Knappa, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  2. "Knappa Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 545. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. "Schools". Knappa School District. Retrieved June 5, 2016.


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