Pacific County is centered on the Willapa Bay, a region that provides twenty-five percent of the United States oyster harvest. 

The area that is now Pacific County was part of Oregon Territory in the first part of the nineteenth century. On December 19, 1845, the Provisional Government of Oregon created Vancouver and Clark Counties in its northern portion (which is now the state of Washington). In 1849, the name of Vancouver County was changed to Lewis County, and on February 4, 1851, a portion of Lewis County was partitioned off to become Pacific County. The county's boundaries have not changed since its creation.

The unincorporated community of Oysterville, established in 1852, was the first county seat. The county records were stolen from Oysterville and ferried across Willapa Harbor by residents of South Bend, resulting in that town becoming the new county seat in 1893. [source: wikipedia]

The largest city is Raymond.


Cities
Ilwaco * Long Beach * Raymond * South Bend *

Census-designated Places
Bay Center * Chinook * Lebam * Naselle * Ocean Park * Tokeland * Willapa

Unincorporated Communities
Dexter by the Sea * Firdale * Frances * Holcomb * Menlo * Megler * Nemah *
North Cove * Oceanside * Old Willapa * Oysterville * Pluvius * Seaview * Surfside

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