Diamond, Oregon

Diamond, Oregon
—  Unincorporated community  —
Hotel Diamond
Coordinates: 43°00′44″N 118°39′58″W / 43.01222°N 118.66611°W / 43.01222; -118.66611Coordinates: 43°00′44″N 118°39′58″W / 43.01222°N 118.66611°W / 43.01222; -118.66611
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Harney
Elevation	4,219 ft (1,286 m)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	97722
Area code(s)	541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

Diamond is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. Diamond is located west of Oregon Route 205 and south of Malheur Lake, 52 miles (84 km) south-southeast of Burns by highway.^[2] Its post office is assigned ZIP code 97722.^[3]

History

Settled in 1874–75, the community got its name from a diamond-shaped branding iron used by a local cattle rancher.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Diamond". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1136216. Retrieved August 24, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Diamond, Oregon". Harney County Chamber of Commerce. 2005–06. http://www.harneycounty.com/DiamondCraters/Diamond.htm. Retrieved August 24, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Zip Code Lookup