Foster is an unincorporated community partly within the city of Sweet Home in Linn County, Oregon.
It is located on the western end of the Foster Reservoir.
[1] A post office named Foster serves ZIP code 97345, which serves areas beyond the Sweet Home city limits on both the north and south sides of Foster Lake: on the north side, the area extends along the Middle Santiam River to the west end of Green Peter Lake; on the south, the area extends for several miles along the South Santiam River and U.S. Route 20.
[2] This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F.
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