Damascus is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. According to the county
the city had a population in 2000 of 12,851.
The city is located east of Happy Valley and Interstate 205 and west of Boring; its northern boundary
is the Multnomah County line.
According to Oregon Geographic Names, Damascus can date its existence as a community back to 1867,
when a post office by that name was established. That post office was closed in 1904, but
re-opened in February 2007 inside of a coffee house. The original heart of the community is
along Oregon Highway 212, which as of 2004 serves as part of the city's southern boundary.
It is part of the North Clackamas School District and the Gresham-Barlow School District.
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Located in Clackamas County, just
minutes from Portland, our principal service area is Portland, East
to Mt Hood.