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, Oregon
Unincorporated community
General store in Post
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Coordinates: 44°09′25″N 120°29′26″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Crook
Established	1889
Elevation	3,383 ft (1,031 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code	97752
Area code	541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

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

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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