Gearhart is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.

The entire parcel encompassed all of what is now called Gearhart, as well as a portion of Seaside across the Necanicum River estuary.

It became a means of transportation to Seaside not only for Astorians but for Portlanders disembarking from the ferry in Astoria.

Gearhart began to draw attention as a pleasant landscape for wandering and picnicking.

Early settlers were attracted to the Ridge Path through the dune meadows of the Phillip Gearhart land claim.

26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.39% White, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, and 1.01% from two or more races.

16.0% were German, 15.7% English, 10.2% Irish, 7.4% American, 5.7% Norwegian and 5.2% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

The Oregon geology department determined the city lacks viable options for high ground, leaving it vulnerable to tsunamis.