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Kerry, Oregon
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 Kerry, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Kerry, Oregon
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Columbia |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
97016
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| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
Kerry is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, located about 30 miles east of Astoria. It was founded to extend the Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad and named in 1912 by lumberman Albert S. Kerry. In the 1920s it had about 200 inhabitants. Its post office opened in 1917 and closed in 1938.
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