Mount Hood is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Hood River County

Hood River County, Oregon

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,411 people, 7,248 households, and 5,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 7,818 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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 about three miles northeast of Parkdale

Parkdale, Oregon

Parkdale is an unincorporated community in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Parkdale as a census-designated place . The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with...

 on Oregon Route 35. Mount Hood is also the terminus of Oregon Route 281

Oregon Route 281

Oregon Route 281 is an Oregon state highway running from Hood River to the community of Mount Hood. OR 281 is known as the Hood River Highway No. 281...

, the Hood River Highway.

The community was developed on land owned by a settler named Tieman, and the post office was named for Mount Hood

Mount Hood

Mount Hood, called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe, is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of northern Oregon. It was formed by a subduction zone and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States...

, the most notable object in the landscape. In 1976, the United States Postal Service

United States Postal Service

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 consolidated the post office with that of Parkdale, which was the larger community. Local residents preferred the name Mount Hood, however, so the post office was named Mount Hood Parkdale

Mount Hood Parkdale, Oregon

Mount Hood Parkdale is the official United States Postal Service-designated name of the combined post offices of the communities of Mount Hood and Parkdale in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its ZIP code is 97041....

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There were two other localities with post offices named Mount Hood in Oregon, one in Wasco County

Wasco County, Oregon

Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213...

 and one in Yamhill County

Yamhill County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 84,992 people, 28,732 households, and 21,376 families residing in the county. The population density was 119 people per square mile . There were 30,270...

. The Wasco County post office ran from 1872–1878 and the Yamhill County post office ran from 1854-1862. Both places were probably named for their views of Mount Hood.