New Princeton, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|official_name = New Princeton, Oregon

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

|image_skyline = New princeton post office.jpg

|imagesize = 250px

|image_caption = New Princeton Post Office

|pushpin_map = USA Oregon#USA

|pushpin_label = New Princeton

|pushpin_label_position = bottom

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Oregon

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Harney

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|timezone = PST

|utc_offset = -8

|timezone_DST = PDT

|utc_offset_DST = -7

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|elevation_ft = 4108

|coordinates = {{coord|43|16|59|N|118|34|58|W|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 97721

|area_code = 458 and 541

|blank_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank_info = 1136572{{GNIS|1136572}}

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New Princeton is an unincorporated community in Harney County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is along Oregon Route 78 between Burns and Burns Junction{{cite map |publisher = DeLorme Mapping |title = Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer |edition = 1991 |section = 78 |isbn = 0-89933-235-8 }} at an elevation of {{convert|4111|ft|m}} above sea level. The South Fork Malheur River begins near Round Mountain, southeast of New Princeton.{{cite web|title=United States Topographic Map|publisher=United States Geological Survey|via=Acme Mapper|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=43.227778,-118.406667&z=12&t=T&marker0=43.227778,-118.406667,South%20Fork%20Malheur%20River|accessdate=January 1, 2016}}

The Princeton rural post office was established in 1910 or about 1912, depending on the source consulted. When an upgrade of Route 78 bypassed the original community, it was re-located to New Princeton.{{OGN|7th|page=785}}