Post, Oregon

Post is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States. It has a post office assigned the ZIP code of 97752.[2] Post lies along Oregon Route 380 southeast of Prineville at an elevation of 3,383 feet (1,031 m).[1] Post was named for Walter H. Post, the first postmaster of the Post post office, established in 1889.[3]

Post, Oregon
Unincorporated community
General store in Post
Post
Location within the state of Oregon
Post
Post (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°09′25″N 120°29′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCrook
Established1889
Elevation
3,383 ft (1,031 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97752
Area code(s)541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

Post is the geographic center of Oregon.[4]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above about 66 °F (19 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Post has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. However, the average temperature in January is about 29 °F (−2 °C), and Post gets only about 13 inches (330 mm) of precipitation a year. Snowfall amounts to an average of about 42 inches (110 cm) annually.[5]

Notable residents

Author and school teacher Alice Day Pratt lived near Post on her homestead, Broadview, from 1912 through 1930.[6]

References
  1. "Post, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. "Search Results for ZIP code 97752". CD Light. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 779. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. "Juniper Hills". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. "Post, Oregon". Weatherbase. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  6. Shirley 1998, pp. 88–100.

Works cited
  • Shirley, Gayle C. (1998). More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oregon Women. Helena, Montana: Falcon Publishing. ISBN 1-56044-668-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)



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