Lena, Oregon

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Lena, Oregon
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Lena, Oregon
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Lena, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°23′59″N119°16′55″W / 45.39972°N 119.28194°W / 45.39972; -119.28194
Country United States
State Oregon
County Morrow
Elevation
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2,418 ft (737 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97836
Area code(s) 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136471 [1]

Lena is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is on Oregon Route 74. The community was named by C. E. Hinton, who was Lena's first postmaster, and J. S. Vinson. The post office operated from June 11, 1873, to August 31, 1942. [2] Lena is now served by the Heppner post office.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lena, Oregon
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 572. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.