O'Brien | |
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Unincorporated community & census-designated place | |
Location within the state of Oregon | |
Coordinates: 42°4′8″N 123°43′15″W / 42.06889°N 123.72083°WCoordinates: 42°4′8″N 123°43′15″W / 42.06889°N 123.72083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Josephine |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 504 |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 97534 |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
O'Brien is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, O'Brien had a total population of 504. The community was named after John O'Brien, who was one of the first settlers to arrive at the locality. In 2012, a small group started protecting the town when the police was cut due to budget cuts
O'Brien has a climate that is a hot-summer mediterranean (csa) in nature with hot and dry summer days and cool and wet winters. It is subtropical in nature due to its hot summer days, with temps often topping 95 °F (35 °C). Summer lows are very low in comparison to its highs.