THE CAPE MEARES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Coastal Uplands setting.
Cape Meares CDP has 3.44 square miles of land in Tillamook County. Its Census reference point is in Coastal Uplands, within Coast Range.
Pacific-facing coastal mountains support moisture-loving conifers, with marine terraces, dunes and beaches along the ocean edge. Inland slopes and the immediate coast have different vegetation patterns.
Regional context: Coast Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cape Meares and Tillamook County
Cape Meares is associated with Tillamook County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Cape Meares by land and water
The Census records 0.25 square miles of water within Cape Meares, or 6.7% of its total area. It is 10.5 percentage points lower than the 17.2% recorded for Tillamook County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cape Meares CDP has 2.7 times the land area of nearby Bay City city (1.28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

