NW Examiner

Editor: Allan Classen, allan@nwexaminer.com
Advertising: Mike Ryerson, mikeryerson@comcast.net
Phone: 503-241-2353
2825 NW Upshur St., Ste. C, Portland, Oregon 97210


The Northwest Examiner is a monthly paper serving 11 Northwest and inner Southwest Portland neighborhoods: Northwest District, Goose Hollow, Hillside, Forest Park, Linnton, Arlington Heights, Pearl District, Old Town, Sylvan-Highlands, Northwest Heights, and Northwest Industrial.

The Examiner has won statewide honors for Investigative Reporting, Comprehensive Coverage and Feature Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists.

Editor and Publisher Allan Classen, a Northwest Portland resident, founded the publication in 1986.

Advertising salesman Mike Ryerson is a lifelong Northwest Portland resident who has 30 years of experience with publications in this neighborhood.

Map of our circulation area

Our Coverage

Circulation

34,000 including direct mail to 31,100 westside homes and over 100 news stands.

  • 97201 (South of SW Jefferson) 1,000 copies
  • 97205 (South of West Burnside, Arlington Heights and Goose Hollow) 750 copies.
  • 97209 (East of 21st Ave., Pearl District and Old Town/Chinatown) 7,500 copies
  • 97210 (West of 21st Ave., Nob Hill, Willamette heights and Industrial Area) 4,500 copies
  • 97221 (SW Hills and Sylvan-Highlands) 1,400 copies
  • 97225 (SW Hills) 3,200 copies
  • 97229 (Forest heights and Skyline) 9,600 copies
  • 97231 (Hwy 30 North to Linnton and Forest Park) 2,300 copies

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Reader Profile

Average annual household income:  $72,857
Home ownership:  55%
Average home value:  $380,357
Attended college:  90%
College Graduate:  64%
Ages:

  • Under 34:  22%
  • 35-54:  46%
  • Over 55:  33%

82% spend 30 minutes or more on each issue.
95% read ads in Northwest Examiner.