Passport Acceptance Offices in Oregon
Oregon spreads 131 acceptance offices across 84 cities and towns, and the geography does most of the sorting for you.
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📖 About Oregon
Oregon spreads 131 acceptance offices across 84 cities and towns, and the geography does most of the sorting for you. The great majority sit along the wet, green Willamette Valley corridor, where the bulk of the population lives and where Portland, Salem and Eugene run one into the next up Interstate 5. If you live in that ribbon of country, an office is rarely more than a short drive away.
Head east or south, though, and the map thins out fast. Across the high desert of central and eastern Oregon the towns stand far apart, separated by sagebrush, timber and long empty highway. Bend, Klamath Falls and Pendleton anchor those distances, so a resident out there may drive an hour or more to reach a counter that a Portlander would find down the block. The densest pockets are Portland by a wide margin, then Salem, Klamath Falls, Oregon City, Eugene, Bend, Medford, Gresham, Hillsboro, Beaverton and Corvallis.
Nearly every one of these offices is a local post office or clerk's window that accepts first-time and child applications, checks your documents and sends them on for you. None of them prints the passport itself; that work is done at federal centers, and the timelines are set nationally rather than by any single Oregon office.
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📝 How applying works
Most passport acceptance offices are U.S. Post Offices, public libraries, and county or city clerk offices that act as official acceptance facilities. You apply in person using Form DS-11 if you are getting a passport for the first time, if your previous passport was lost, stolen, or damaged, if it was issued more than 15 years ago, or if you were under 16 when it was issued.
Fill out the form ahead of time but do not sign it — a passport agent must watch you sign. Some facilities accept walk-ins during set passport hours, while others require an appointment, so it is worth calling the office listed on your city’s page before you go.
🎒 What to bring
💳 Fees
| Service | To U.S. Dept. of State | To the facility |
|---|---|---|
| Adult passport book (age 16+) | $130 | $35 |
| Adult passport card (age 16+) | $30 | $35 |
| Adult book + card | $160 | $35 |
| Child passport book (under 16) | $100 | $35 |
| Child passport card (under 16) | $15 | $35 |
| Child book + card | $115 | $35 |
The application fee is paid to the U.S. Department of State; the $35 execution (acceptance) fee is paid to the facility where you apply. Expedited service adds $60, and faster return delivery is available for a small extra charge. Fees are set nationally and are the same at every acceptance office in the country.
⏱️ Processing times
As of 2026, routine passport applications take about 4–6 weeks to process, and expedited applications about 2–3 weeks, counted from the day the State Department receives your application. Add roughly 2 weeks for mailing on each end.
The busiest season runs from late winter through summer, so apply between October and December when you can. If you are traveling within 14 days, you will need an appointment at a regional passport agency rather than a local acceptance facility.
💡 Good to know
Applicants under 16 need both parents or legal guardians on hand when the application is submitted, since both have to give consent in person. If one parent can't attend, plan ahead for the extra paperwork the State Department requires in that situation.
Photos aren't guaranteed at every counter, so it helps to phone ahead; many pharmacies and shipping stores around Oregon can take a compliant photo if your chosen office doesn't. Bring your proof of citizenship, a photo ID and a photocopy of that ID, and expect to pay the application fee and the acceptance fee separately.