Meda, Oregon

Meda, Oregon
—  Unincorporated community  —
Meda, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°08′46″N 123°54′58″W / 45.146°N 123.916°W / 45.146; -123.916Coordinates: 45°08′46″N 123°54′58″W / 45.146°N 123.916°W / 45.146; -123.916
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Tillamook
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97112
Area code(s)	503 and 971

Meda is an unincorporated community on the Little Nestucca River in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.^[1][2] It was named in memory of an English woman. Its post office was established on May 11, 1887 with Wallace Yates first of six more postmasters to come. The post office was closed from 1892 to 1915 before resuming service for five more years.^[2]

References

1. ^ Oregon Hometown Locator
2. ^ ^{a b} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003 [1928]). Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 633–634. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.