where is astoria

Astoria can refer to two main places, but the one most people mean is a neighborhood in New York City and a small city in Oregon.

Main places called Astoria

• Astoria, Queens (New York City) : A neighborhood in the western part of the borough of Queens, right along the East River, across from Manhattan. It is known as a diverse, historically Greek-American area that now includes many cultures and is considered a lively residential neighborhood of NYC.

• Astoria, Oregon : A small port city in the northwest corner of Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River where it flows into the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of Clatsop County and is considered the oldest city in Oregon, founded in 1811 as the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains.

Quick way to think of it

• If someone is talking about New York, apartments, or NYC nightlife, they almost certainly mean Astoria, Queens.

• If the context is the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia River, coastal road trips, or historic West Coast towns, they probably mean Astoria, Oregon.

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