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Welcome to Brogan ...

Brogan is located in Malheur County<1>.

Brogan was established in 1909.

Brogan is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brogan is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Brogan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Brogan and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Brogan: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Brogan: 97903<4>

Communities Also Named Brogan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brogan - it's located in Iowa.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brogan.

Communities near Brogan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brogan.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brogan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brogan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brogan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brogan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brogan. See our Newspapers Page for Brogan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brogan ...

Looking for more information about Brogan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brogan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brogan.

Adding Brogan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brogan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Brogan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brogan post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brogan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brogan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Brogan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Brogan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Brogan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brogan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/