Murphy,_Oregon Latitude and Longitude:

42°20′51″N 123°20′00″W / 42.34750°N 123.33333°W / 42.34750; -123.33333
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Murphy, Oregon
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
State Oregon
County Josephine
Elevation
1,063 ft (324 m)
Time zone UTC-8 ( Pacific)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97533
Area code 541
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.