Needy, Oregon

Needy, Oregon
—  Unincorporated community  —
Needy, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°10′23″N 122°42′11″W / 45.173°N 122.703°W / 45.173; -122.703Coordinates: 45°10′23″N 122°42′11″W / 45.173°N 122.703°W / 45.173; -122.703
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Clackamas
Elevation	174 ft (53 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97013
Area code(s)	503 and 971

Needy, also known as Hardscrabble,^[1][2] is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.^[3] James H. Brents gave the community its names,^[4] which may be such because of its poverty. Needy's post office was established on February 16, 1885 and John M. Bacon was its postmaster. It closed on September 19, 1903.^[1] It is now served by the Canby, Oregon 97013 post office.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003 [1928]). Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 694. ISBN 0-87595-277-1. 
2. ^ Scott, Harvey W.; Scott, Leslie M. (1924). History of the Oregon Country. Cambridge: Riverside Press. http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/6608313. 
3. ^ Oregon Hometown Locator
4. ^ Vinson, John S. (17 March 1928). The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon (editorial page).