Foster, Oregon

Foster, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Foster Elementary School
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Coordinates: 44°24′37″N 122°40′20″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Linn
Elevation [1]	591 ft (180 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	97345
GNIS feature ID	1136299[1]

Foster is an unincorporated community partly within the city of Sweet Home in Linn County, Oregon. 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 U.S. Route 20.^[2]

Climate

This region experiences warm 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^{[permanent dead link‍]}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
3. Climate Summary for Foster, Oregon