Melville, Oregon

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Melville, Oregon
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Melville
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Melville
Coordinates: 46°03′36″N123°50′35″W / 46.06°N 123.843°W / 46.06; -123.843 Coordinates: 46°03′36″N123°50′35″W / 46.06°N 123.843°W / 46.06; -123.843
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clatsop
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97103
Area code(s) 503 and 971

Melville is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, [1] on the Lewis and Clark River. Its post office was established in February 1891, with Wilthea S. Ingalls postmaster. The post office closed in November 1922. [2]

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References

  1. Oregon Hometown Locator
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 635. ISBN   978-0875952772.