Meda, Oregon

Meda, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Meda, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°08′46″N 123°54′58″W / 45.146°N 123.916°WCoordinates: 45°08′46″N 123°54′58″W / 45.146°N 123.916°W
Country United States
State Oregon
County Tillamook
Elevation 20 ft (6 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97112
Area code(s) 503 and 971

Meda is an unincorporated community on the Little Nestucca River in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1][2] It was named in memory of an English woman. Its post office was established on May 11, 1887 with Wallace Yates first of six more postmasters to come. The post office was closed from 1892 to 1915 before resuming service for five more years.[2]

References

  1. Oregon Hometown Locator
  2. 2.0 2.1 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 633–634. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.