Curtin, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Curtin, Oregon |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |image_skyline = Curtin, Oregon.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Curtin general store |pushpin_map = Oregon#USA |pushpin_map_caption =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Oregon |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Douglas  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |established_title = |established_date =  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 =  |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 =  |timezone = Pacific (PST) |utc_offset = -8 |timezone_DST = PDT |utc_offset_DST = -7 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 404 |coordinates = {{coord|43|43|20|N|123|12|43|W|type:city_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 97424 |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1119642<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1119642}}</ref> |footnotes = }}

'''Curtin''' is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is on Interstate 5 and the former Southern Pacific railroad line (now Union Pacific) about {{convert|7|mi|km}} northeast of Drain along Pass Creek.

The community was named for Daniel Curtin, who was a local sawmill owner in the 1890s.<ref name=OGN>{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |author-link= Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |title= Oregon Geographic Names |orig-year= 1928 |edition= Seventh |year= 2003 |publisher= Oregon Historical Society Press |location= Portland, Oregon |isbn= 0-87595-277-1 }}</ref> Curtin post office was established in May 1908.<ref name=OGN/> Its ZIP Code was 97428, but as of 2008, Curtin post office had closed out to Cottage Grove.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp USPS ZIP code lookup]</ref>

==Climate== This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|C}}. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Curtin has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate Summary for Curtin, Oregon |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=604253&cityname=Curtin,+Oregon,+United+States+of+America&units= |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{GNIS|1119642|name=Curtin}}

Category:Unincorporated communities in Douglas County, Oregon Category:1908 establishments in Oregon Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1908 Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon