Post, Oregon facts for kids
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Post, Oregon
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 Post, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Post, Oregon
Location in the United States
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| 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
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| Area code(s) | 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey | |
Post is a small, unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States. This means it's a settlement that doesn't have its own local government. It has a post office with the ZIP code 97752. Post is located along Oregon Route 380, southeast of the city of Prineville. It sits at an elevation of about 3,383 feet (1,031 m) above sea level. The community was named after Walter H. Post, who was the first postmaster of the Post post office when it was established in 1889.
Climate in Post
The Post area has a type of weather called a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. This is sometimes called "Csb" on climate maps. This means it usually has warm, but not super hot, and dry summers. The average monthly temperatures during summer don't go above about 66 °F (19 °C).
Even though summers are warm, winters can be quite cold. The average temperature in January is around 29 °F (−2 °C). Post gets about 13 inches (330 mm) of rain each year. It also gets a good amount of snow, with an average of about 42 inches (110 cm) annually.
People from Post
A well-known author and school teacher named Alice Day Pratt lived near Post. She lived on her homestead, which she called Broadview, from 1912 until 1930. A homestead was a piece of land given by the government to settlers who agreed to live on and farm it.
