Murphy, Oregon

Murphy, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Murphy, Oregon
Coordinates: 42°20′51″N 123°20′00″W / 42.34750°N 123.33333°W / 42.34750; -123.33333Coordinates: 42°20′51″N 123°20′00″W / 42.34750°N 123.33333°W / 42.34750; -123.33333
Country United 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(s) 541
GNIS feature ID 1146674[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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Three Rivers/Josephine County SD School District". www.educationbug.org.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. AP (2015-09-07). "Deer devour hemp crops at southern Oregon farm". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.


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