Timber, Oregon

Timber is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Timber's population is 131, its ZIP code is 97144, it has 59 housing units and its land area is 17.45 sq mi (45.2 km2), with a population density of 7.51/sq mi (2.90/km2).[2]

Timber, Oregon
Unincorporated community
The post office in Timber
Timber, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Timber, Oregon
Timber, Oregon (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°43′11″N 123°17′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyWashington
Area
 • Total17.5 sq mi (45.2 km2)
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total131
 • Density7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
97144
Area code(s)503 and 971
GNIS feature ID1128100[1]

The town is connected to the coast and Portland by US-26 to the north and Oregon Highway 6 to the south. Both highways are served by Timber Road which runs mainly north-south through the center of town.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers and chilly, wet winters, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Timber has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Timber also sits in a prominent local frost hollow, and is capable of recording sub-32 temperatures any month of the year.[3]

gollark: You can just add more, which is what happens in case basically any other thing gets underproduced.
gollark: But there are *tons* of colleges around.
gollark: Food demand is constant and people pay perfectly reasonable amounts for it.
gollark: The alternate alternative would be reasonable pricing in the first place (and maybe banks doing it, but if the values were smaller it would probably be fine).
gollark: Entirely? I mean, maybe somewhat.

References
  1. "Timber, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ZIPskinny demographic information for 97144 - TIMBER OREGON
  3. Climate Summary for Timber, Oregon



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