Lawen, Oregon | |
|---|---|
 The Old Lawen Store, Highway 78 | |
  Lawen  Lawen | |
| Coordinates: 43°26′35″N 118°48′04″W / 43.44306°N 118.80111°W | |
| 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 |
| Area code | 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] | |
Lawen is an unincorporated community in Harney 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 395 in Burns, 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]
- ^ a b "Lawen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "Lawen, Oregon". CD Light. 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 3, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
- ^ Perse, Taylor (August 17, 2023). "School on the Range". Eugene Weekly. Eugene, Oregon. Retrieved March 10, 2024.