Dexter, Oregon
Dexter, Oregon | |
|---|---|
The Dexter Lake Club | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′07″N 122°49′19″W / 43.91861°N 122.82194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2) |
| • Land | 1.84 sq mi (4.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 893 |
| • Density | 485.33/sq mi (187.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97431 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-19250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2812884 |
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Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near Dexter Reservoir, a.k.a. Dexter Lake, a reservoir of the Middle Fork Willamette River along Oregon Route 58.
Access to Dexter Lake, a popular fishing and boating site, is available at Dexter State Recreation Site. The nearby Dexter Lake Club was used in the filming of the road trip scene in the movie Animal House.
The Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community near Dexter.
The Parvin Bridge, a covered bridge near Dexter, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It carries Parvin Road over Lost Creek, which flows by Dexter.
In 2002, despite not having a city government, Dexter residents opened a public library, the Cascades Foothills Library, that as of August 2006 they are hoping to expand into a regional library.