Foster, Oregon
| Foster | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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Foster Elementary School | |
  Foster Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′37″N 122°40′20″W / 44.41028°N 122.67222°WCoordinates: 44°24′37″N 122°40′20″W / 44.41028°N 122.67222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Linn |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 97345 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136299 |
Foster is a unincorporated community partly within the city of Sweet Home in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the western end of the Foster Reservoir.[1] A post office named Foster serves ZIP code 97345, which serves areas beyond the Sweet Home city limits on both the north and south sides of Foster Lake: on the north side, the area extends along the Middle Santiam River to the west end of Green Peter Lake; on the south, the area extends for several miles along the South Santiam River and Santiam Highway.[2]
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, Foster has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]
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