Portland, Oregon · Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro metro
Direct mail postcards in Portland, OR
Direct mail postcards for Portland's east side grid, west hills, suburbs and Vancouver, Washington, with roofing and moss mail timed to the rains.
- 640,000 residents in the city
- ZIP codes 972
- Entered through the Portland Processing & Distribution Center
- Marketing Mail 3–5 days locally
Portland is a city of about 640,000 people at the center of a metro of 2.5 million that crosses into Washington at Vancouver, with ZIP codes 972 covering the city and Multnomah County and 970 and 971 the Oregon suburbs. The city's east side is a grid of single-family neighborhoods (Hawthorne, Laurelhurst, Alberta, Sellwood, St. Johns) on dense residential routes where saturation mail works well; the west side is hillier and higher-value; downtown and the Pearl are apartment markets. The suburbs of Washington County (Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard) and Clackamas County (Lake Oswego, West Linn, Happy Valley) are single-family and affluent.
Portland businesses mail because the region's households own homes that need constant work in a wet climate, and because the metro's digital ad market is expensive. Roofing, gutter, moss, window and heat pump companies mail homeowners; real estate agents farm the east side and Lake Oswego; restaurants, breweries and coffee roasters blanket their neighborhoods; dental and medical groups mail the suburbs; and the athletic apparel, technology and manufacturing employers mail consumers and businesses nationally from here.
Who mails in Portland?
Roofing, gutter, siding, window, insulation and heat pump companies; landscaping and tree services; real estate agents and teams; restaurants, breweries and food carts turned restaurants mailing the streets around them; dental, orthodontic and naturopathic practices; private schools and tutoring; the region's universities, hospitals and nonprofits; auto dealers along 82nd Avenue and Canyon Road; and the apparel, technology and manufacturing employers on the west side.
East side, west side, suburbs and Vancouver
The east side grid is the metro's best saturation territory and its most-farmed real estate market. The west hills and Lake Oswego carry the highest home values. Beaverton, Hillsboro and Tigard are single-family suburbs with large tech-employee populations. Gresham and outer east Portland are where most of the metro's bilingual saturation drops go. Vancouver, Washington, across the river, mails with Portland in one mailing.
Seasons
Roofing and gutter offers mail in September before the rains; moss treatment in February; landscaping in March; heat pumps and air conditioning in May. Summer is the heaviest moving season.
Neighborhoods and suburbs we mail around Portland
- Pearl District
- Alberta Arts
- Hawthorne
- Sellwood
- Laurelhurst
- St. Johns
- Beaverton
- Hillsboro
- Lake Oswego
- West Linn
- Tigard
- Gresham
- Happy Valley
- Vancouver
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Direct mail in Portland: questions people ask
How much does direct mail cost in Portland?
There isn't a Portland price list; the quote follows where you're mailing and how. The east side grid, from Hawthorne and Laurelhurst to Sellwood, is dense saturation territory, while downtown and the Pearl are apartment districts where a business mails its own list, and the two are priced on different terms. Adding Vancouver puts Clark County, Washington, in the same mailing.
Can you mail Vancouver, Washington with Portland?
Yes. Vancouver is in Clark County, Washington, just across the river, and it goes out with Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties in one mailing. That last one is in Oregon, by the way: Beaverton, Hillsboro and Tigard, not the state across the river.
Which Portland neighborhoods are best for saturation mail?
The east side grid: Hawthorne, Belmont, Alberta, Laurelhurst, Sellwood, Woodstock, St. Johns and outer east Portland, plus nearly all of the suburbs. Downtown and the Pearl are apartment districts where mailing your own customers beats covering the route.
How often should a Portland roofing company mail?
Twice a year suits the calendar here. Roofing and gutter offers go out in September, before the rains, and moss treatment gets its own drop in February, so a roofer who also clears moss has two natural windows. One that sells heat pumps too can add May, when heat pump and air conditioning offers mail.
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