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Arock, Oregon
Arock, Oregon is located in Oregon
Arock, Oregon
Arock, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Arock, Oregon is located in the United States
Arock, Oregon
Arock, Oregon
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Oregon
County Malheur
Elevation
3,727 ft (1,136 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (Mountain)
ZIP Code
97902
Area code(s) 541
GNIS feature ID 1117045
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Arock is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. There is a post office and K-8 school in Arock, and Jordan Creek flows near Arock and joins the Owyhee River just west of Arock.

History

Arock was supposedly named in 1922 for a rock bearing Native American petroglyphs in the vicinity. Arock post office was established in 1926 and serves ZIP Code 97902.

The oldest building in Malheur County, Sheep Ranch Fort, is near Arock. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Arock is one of several places in southeast Oregon that were settled by Basque herders.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Arock has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Education

Arock School District No. 81 serves the community. It is a K-8 school and has two teachers, one for elementary and one for junior high school. The school is named W. W. Jones Elementary School.

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