Hillsboro Substation

Hillsboro Substation is an electrical substation in Washington, Oregon. Hillsboro Substation is situated nearby to the prison Washington County Jail, as well as near the police station Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hillsboro Civic Center and Hatfield Government Center station.

Hillsboro Civic Center

Community center

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The Hillsboro Civic Center is a government-built, mixed-use development in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. The development includes the city hall for the county seat of Washington County, located west of Portland, Oregon. Hillsboro Civic Center is situated 1,100 feet east of Hillsboro Substation.

Hatfield Government Center station

Railway stop

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Hatfield Government Center is a light rail station in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, owned and operated by TriMet. The station is the western terminus of the MAX Blue Line. Hatfield Government Center station is situated 610 feet east of Hillsboro Substation.

Washington County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Washington County Courthouse in Hillsboro, Oregon is the courthouse for Washington County, Oregon, in the United States. Washington County was established in 1843 and the first government building was finished in 1852. Washington County Courthouse is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Hillsboro Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillsboro and Cornelius.

Hillsboro

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Hillsboro is a city in the Portland Metropolitan Area in Oregon. It contains several districts such as hip and trendy Orenco in all of its high-density glory, along with more rural South Hillsboro, although the mayor's building program is building up this area into subdivisions as of 2022.

Cornelius

Town

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Cornelius is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Portland metropolitan area. The population was 12,694 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 15,520 in 2025. Cornelius is situated 3 miles west of Hillsboro Substation.

Witch Hazel

Suburb

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Witch Hazel is a neighborhood of the city of Hillsboro in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Formerly an unincorporated community, and considered a separate populated place by the United States Geological Survey, it is on the Tualatin Valley Highway and the Southern Pacific railroad line a mile west of Reedville. Witch Hazel is situated 3½ miles southeast of Hillsboro Substation.

Hillsboro Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Washington, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.52178° or 45° 31′ 18″ north

Longitude

-122.9933° or 122° 59′ 36″ west

Operator

Portland General Electric

Open location code

84QVG2C4+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 410400925

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