Lawen, Oregon
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The Old Lawen Store, Highway 78
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| Coordinates: 43°26′35″N 118°48′04″W / 43.44306°N 118.80111°W / 43.44306; -118.80111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Harney |
| Elevation | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes |
97720
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| Area code | 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] | |
Lawen is an unincorporated communityinHarney County, Oregon, United States.[1] It has a post office with a ZIP code 97720.[2] Lawen lies along Oregon Route 78 just south of its interchanges with Oregon Route 205, U.S. Route 20, and U.S. Route 395inBurns, the county seat. Lawen is just north of the East Fork Silvies River and Malheur Lake.[3]
In 2023 Taylor Perse of the Eugene Weekly described it as "a ghost town with a handful of rundown buildings."[4]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lawen has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[5]
Lawen is in Harney County School District 4 (Crane School, grades K-8) and Harney County Union High School District 1J (Crane Union High School).[6][7] Crane Union opened in 1918 in Lawen and moved to Crane in 1920.[8]
Harney County is not in a community college district but has a "contract out of district" (COD) with Treasure Valley Community College.[9] TVCC operates the Burns Outreach Center in Burns.[10]
Lawen Ln(use the intersection of Lawen Lane and Steens Highway) - Text list - Compare to the highway map.
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