Post, Oregon
| Post, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
|
General store in Post | |
  Post Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 120°29′24″W / 44.16222°N 120.49000°WCoordinates: 44°09′44″N 120°29′24″W / 44.16222°N 120.49000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Crook |
| Established | 1889 |
| Elevation | 3,383 ft (1,031 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97752 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| Coordinates 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]
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 2 "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) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 779. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ↑ "Juniper Hills". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Post, Oregon". Weatherbase. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
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