Post, Oregon

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Post is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States. It has a post office assigned the ZIP code of 97752.[1] Post lies along Oregon Route 380 southeast of Prineville at 44°09′44″N 120°29′24″W / 44.1623540°N 120.4900050°W / 44.1623540; -120.4900050Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 120°29′24″W / 44.1623540°N 120.4900050°W / 44.1623540; -120.4900050 at an elevation of 3,383 feet (1,031 m).[2]

Post is named for the geological marker in a field nearby: a post marking the geographic center of the state of Oregon.[3]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Post has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Post, Oregon
  3. ↑ "Juniper Hills". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 
  4. ↑ Climate Summary for Post, Oregon
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