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°WCoordinates: 44°24′37″N 122°40′20″W / 44.41028°N 122.67222°W
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