Murphy, Oregon

Murphy, Oregon
Unincorporated Community
Murphy is located in Oregon
Murphy
Murphy
Murphy is located in the United States
Murphy
Murphy
Coordinates: 42°20′51″N 123°20′00″W / 42.34750°N 123.33333°W / 42.34750; -123.33333
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Elevation
1,063 ft (324 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97533
Area code541
GNIS feature ID1146674[1]

Murphy is an unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The Three Rivers School District is located there.[2]

Although Murphy is unincorporated, it has a post office with ZIP code 97533.[3]

The first industrial hemp crop in the state was planted near Murphy. In September 2015, deer ate over 900 of the 1000 plants.[4]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Three Rivers/Josephine County SD School District". www.educationbug.org.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ AP (September 7, 2015). "Deer devour hemp crops at southern Oregon farm". Yahoo.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.


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