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Post, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

44°09′25″N 120°29′26″W / 44.15694°N 120.49056°W / 44.15694; -120.49056CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyCrookEstablished1889Elevation

3,383 ft (1,031 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)ZIP code

97752

Area code541Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey^[1]

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]

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.^[4]

Notable residents

Author and school teacher Alice Day Pratt lived near Post on her homestead, Broadview, from 1912 through 1930.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Post, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ "Search Results for ZIP code 97752". CD Light. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 779. ISBN 978-0875952772.
^ "Post, Oregon". Weatherbase. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ Shirley 1998, pp. 88–100.