Foster, Oregon

Foster
Unincorporated community

Foster Elementary School
Foster
Foster

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 44°24′37″N 122°40′20″W / 44.41028°N 122.67222°W / 44.41028; -122.67222Coordinates: 44°24′37″N 122°40′20″W / 44.41028°N 122.67222°W / 44.41028; -122.67222
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]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foster, Oregon
  2. ↑ 97345 5-Digit ZCTA, 973 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
  3. ↑ Climate Summary for Foster, Oregon


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